1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERNON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 061 2 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 365 511 403 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 242 139 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 779 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 110 39 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 185 154 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 863 972 180 to 499 acres .................... 683 760 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 957 2 099 acres.. 214 322 233 691 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 883 2 039 acres.. 159 781 178 346 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 579 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 785 93 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 960 42 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 314 8 847 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 471 84 521 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 262 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 186 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 268 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 362 352 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 307 382 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 384 499 $100,000 or more .................... 292 212 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 874 65 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 933 29 714 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 061 2 192 $1,000.. 28 398 28 222 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 779 12 875 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 363 1 638 Other ............................... 698 555 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 872 813 200 days or more ................... 528 462 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 489 1 711 number.. 94 310 104 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 312 309 number.. 4 876 4 444 Milk cows ..................farms.. 985 1 242 number.. 37 520 45 664 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 459 1 697 number.. 41 548 47 449 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 171 174 number.. 10 583 9 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 168 number.. 20 970 18 976 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 51 number.. 1 307 1 638 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 101 133 number.. 3 882 28 224 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 19 number.. 8 186 4 960 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 148 1 597 acres.. 37 372 41 205 bushels.. 4 127 254 4 902 081 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 878 826 acres.. 15 690 8 936 tons, green.. 217 557 124 406 Oats for grain................farms.. 486 706 acres.. 6 691 8 893 bushels.. 373 308 507 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 20 acres.. 1 945 289 bushels.. 65 618 10 920 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 18 8 cwt.. 3 639 1 211 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 582 1 853 silage.......................farms.. 108 638 131 339 acres.. 263 579 349 048 tons, dry.. 9 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 24 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. .