1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 607 710 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 197 133 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 010 261 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 536 1 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 166 54 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 565 652 acres.. 120 838 117 659 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 541 615 acres.. 108 625 96 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 37 acres.. 3 447 1 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 093 54 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 057 77 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 203 28 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 889 26 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 88 $100,000 or more .................... 134 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 681 42 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 777 59 670 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 608 710 $1,000.. 10 755 12 425 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 689 17 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 416 Other ............................... 250 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 357 200 days or more ................... 207 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 273 number.. 16 158 18 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 62 number.. 692 771 Milk cows ..................farms.. 104 134 number.. 5 461 6 507 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 263 number.. 8 039 9 976 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 78 number.. 9 376 14 680 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 85 number.. 15 788 22 457 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 50 number.. 818 1 480 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 59 number.. 4 096 11 705 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 16 number.. 12 409 10 484 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 291 358 acres.. 46 354 36 376 bushels.. 4 995 942 4 325 826 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 117 119 acres.. 3 748 3 786 tons, green.. 48 088 50 165 Oats for grain................farms.. 111 152 acres.. 2 133 2 953 bushels.. 121 862 141 849 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 250 acres.. 33 886 24 547 bushels.. 1 135 969 950 731 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 63 528 cwt.. (D) 109 203 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 297 343 silage.......................farms.. 12 907 14 776 acres.. 31 946 46 808 tons, dry.. 73 86 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 700 8 643 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .