1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAUK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 383 1 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 517 370 141 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 160 200 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 126 56 635 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 504 501 180 to 499 acres .................... 536 633 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 304 1 438 acres.. 223 668 243 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 235 1 389 acres.. 178 085 195 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 51 acres.. 8 034 8 530 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 584 111 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 129 74 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 994 12 641 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 590 99 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 214 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 157 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 228 314 $100,000 or more .................... 368 345 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 118 87 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 331 58 126 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 383 1 501 $1,000.. 20 440 25 668 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 779 17 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 947 1 087 Other ............................... 436 415 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 576 594 200 days or more ................... 364 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 996 1 144 number.. 93 166 96 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 281 number.. 6 038 5 070 Milk cows ..................farms.. 589 743 number.. 31 224 36 569 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 985 1 144 number.. 41 670 37 142 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 172 245 number.. 82 161 76 742 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 193 258 number.. 152 620 150 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 58 number.. 2 456 3 305 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 70 107 number.. (D) 579 052 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 10 number.. 859 630 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 926 1 187 acres.. 65 728 68 968 bushels.. 6 964 974 7 128 093 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 618 571 acres.. 19 835 11 359 tons, green.. 224 296 145 776 Oats for grain................farms.. 437 600 acres.. 8 151 10 805 bushels.. 401 318 570 461 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 235 116 acres.. 10 916 4 501 bushels.. 342 738 178 778 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 1 (D) cwt.. 62 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 112 1 273 silage.......................farms.. 82 122 108 492 acres.. 180 550 297 291 tons, dry.. 43 66 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 807 3 340 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. .