1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAWYER COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 170 204 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 376 51 186 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 325 122 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 840 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 047 33 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 165 191 acres.. 27 305 26 184 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 185 acres.. 17 254 19 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 10 acres.. 809 306 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 748 9 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 341 47 024 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 605 2 639 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 143 6 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 20 $100,000 or more .................... 32 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 491 6 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 183 30 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 170 204 $1,000.. 2 898 3 522 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 050 17 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 118 Other ............................... 61 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 103 200 days or more ................... 50 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 146 number.. 8 314 8 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 57 number.. 867 1 027 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 84 number.. 3 248 3 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 142 number.. 2 773 3 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 14 number.. 1 132 1 623 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 16 number.. 3 002 3 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 299 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 11 number.. (D) 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 54 acres.. 991 3 209 bushels.. 61 350 333 613 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 41 51 acres.. 2 711 1 584 tons, green.. 17 128 15 736 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 41 acres.. 911 998 bushels.. 55 516 46 889 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 138 167 silage.......................farms.. 13 081 14 233 acres.. 26 495 22 557 tons, dry.. 4 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (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. .