1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 398 1 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 115 357 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 336 272 632 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 290 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 393 53 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 138 160 10 to 49 acres ...................... 303 321 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 464 180 to 499 acres .................... 356 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 313 1 411 acres.. 305 218 320 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 235 1 344 acres.. 268 107 257 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 52 acres.. 9 234 9 509 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 587 117 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 680 77 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 318 42 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 269 74 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 229 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 174 188 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 206 $100,000 or more .................... 359 357 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 269 97 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 059 64 347 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 397 1 518 $1,000.. 17 329 19 198 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 404 12 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 834 962 Other ............................... 564 556 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 651 691 200 days or more ................... 467 502 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 722 867 number.. 62 982 72 114 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 218 number.. 4 290 5 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 321 430 number.. 17 954 23 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 705 838 number.. 36 791 45 196 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 190 232 number.. 37 210 42 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 194 247 number.. 64 237 73 235 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 101 120 number.. 3 636 4 452 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 77 number.. 2 742 8 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 6 number.. 2 560 1 155 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 912 1 037 acres.. 144 956 128 834 bushels.. 16 030 352 14 433 643 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 318 363 acres.. 10 941 10 932 tons, green.. 156 032 145 083 Oats for grain................farms.. 245 395 acres.. 4 365 7 720 bushels.. 218 637 411 275 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 570 534 acres.. 56 457 35 122 bushels.. 2 169 669 1 468 370 Irish potatoes................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 14 (D) cwt.. 2 890 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 839 949 silage.......................farms.. 44 427 59 060 acres.. 130 753 191 681 tons, dry.. 125 137 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 772 21 864 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. .