1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 931 1 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 427 265 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 892 132 748 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 532 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 703 43 539 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 439 519 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 874 1 013 acres.. 129 799 141 699 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 823 988 acres.. 93 829 116 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 11 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 705 62 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 056 57 721 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 046 2 161 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 658 60 119 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 289 $100,000 or more .................... 208 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 284 43 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 661 40 015 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 932 1 079 $1,000.. 12 549 18 333 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 464 16 991 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 716 858 Other ............................... 215 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 347 200 days or more ................... 187 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 751 903 number.. 55 365 61 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 135 number.. 1 834 1 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 557 729 number.. 22 971 28 857 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 741 883 number.. 30 550 32 386 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 55 number.. 1 216 2 083 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 940 4 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 23 number.. 896 288 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 55 93 number.. 2 139 3 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 1 149 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 408 acres.. 6 149 13 889 bushels.. 438 623 1 530 325 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 425 454 acres.. 17 114 8 374 tons, green.. 123 527 98 687 Oats for grain................farms.. 317 432 acres.. 6 704 8 692 bushels.. 365 204 491 684 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 0 acres.. 414 0 bushels.. 7 149 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 1 cwt.. (D) 108 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 788 965 silage.......................farms.. 70 655 91 063 acres.. 118 851 174 040 tons, dry.. 2 1 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. .