1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 094 1 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 930 291 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 789 153 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 673 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 492 46 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 466 538 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 033 1 088 acres.. 144 947 154 123 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 957 1 065 acres.. 107 066 121 120 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 1 787 1 906 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 371 60 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 926 52 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 849 6 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 522 54 612 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 148 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 204 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 216 243 $100,000 or more .................... 182 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 034 46 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 907 39 917 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 094 1 165 $1,000.. 14 199 14 191 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 979 12 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 752 862 Other ............................... 342 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 426 200 days or more ................... 284 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 823 957 number.. 57 869 63 777 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 246 number.. 5 346 4 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 497 650 number.. 20 889 26 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 820 947 number.. 26 720 28 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 94 number.. 21 370 22 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 86 number.. 64 002 54 633 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 46 number.. 2 490 1 817 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 90 number.. 1 727 3 505 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 60 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 636 834 acres.. 30 076 31 159 bushels.. 3 349 277 3 405 001 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 372 310 acres.. 7 783 4 495 tons, green.. 98 750 56 708 Oats for grain................farms.. 188 385 acres.. 3 002 5 827 bushels.. 138 094 305 149 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 26 acres.. 3 427 761 bushels.. 125 390 29 988 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 884 1 005 silage.......................farms.. 68 549 88 841 acres.. 150 134 237 465 tons, dry.. 28 21 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 267 1 000 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. .