1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 424 1 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 602 366 906 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 950 148 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 674 618 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 148 50 182 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 482 485 180 to 499 acres .................... 596 689 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 308 1 417 acres.. 225 177 233 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 215 1 367 acres.. 169 922 177 301 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 32 acres.. 5 227 3 674 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 992 95 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 433 63 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 975 12 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 017 83 303 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 176 274 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 270 305 $100,000 or more .................... 323 273 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 955 72 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 404 48 249 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 423 1 497 $1,000.. 20 275 22 292 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 248 14 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 970 1 090 Other ............................... 454 408 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 592 592 200 days or more ................... 361 355 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 992 1 105 number.. 79 175 88 779 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 267 number.. 4 961 4 804 Milk cows ..................farms.. 608 733 number.. 29 485 33 144 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 975 1 101 number.. 32 977 35 609 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 155 167 number.. 16 008 20 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 175 number.. 39 290 38 732 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 40 number.. 1 534 1 578 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 63 number.. (D) 105 758 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 26 number.. 10 667 093 7 232 205 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 902 1 131 acres.. 60 089 55 518 bushels.. 5 861 615 6 299 016 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 592 497 acres.. 15 859 8 448 tons, green.. 181 922 117 928 Oats for grain................farms.. 423 630 acres.. 7 467 11 825 bushels.. 364 354 616 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 235 204 acres.. 13 371 10 884 bushels.. 379 194 428 096 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 052 1 187 silage.......................farms.. 81 604 97 578 acres.. 177 854 269 816 tons, dry.. 34 51 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 265 1 607 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. .