1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 644 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 304 174 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 889 124 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 422 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 353 34 718 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 342 374 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 607 683 acres.. 90 665 89 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 577 654 acres.. 61 962 66 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 242 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 678 30 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 295 43 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 575 1 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 103 29 073 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 149 $100,000 or more .................... 92 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 263 22 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 229 31 705 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 644 713 $1,000.. 8 262 8 989 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 830 12 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 552 Other ............................... 159 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 272 200 days or more ................... 139 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 572 number.. 33 786 33 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 101 number.. 2 263 1 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 359 454 number.. 14 381 16 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 569 number.. 13 652 15 411 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 37 number.. 3 284 1 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 32 number.. 6 106 4 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 12 number.. 393 433 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 53 number.. 873 1 603 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 283 acres.. 3 381 8 217 bushels.. 208 446 912 870 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 298 270 acres.. 12 790 5 985 tons, green.. 93 566 72 110 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 226 acres.. 3 500 3 941 bushels.. 181 371 209 464 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 2 acres.. 268 (D) bushels.. 4 145 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 547 636 silage.......................farms.. 45 694 50 825 acres.. 80 949 90 017 tons, dry.. 7 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 411 (D) 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. .