1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VILAS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 37 46 Land in farms ..................acres.. (D) 8 666 Average size of farm .......acres.. (D) 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 468 341 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 793 1 811 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 814 80 762 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 34 36 acres.. 3 731 3 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 30 32 acres.. 2 091 1 859 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 829 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 594 5 266 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 122 114 488 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 539 5 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 148 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 809 3 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 912 65 749 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 37 46 $1,000.. 785 2 242 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 210 48 740 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 20 22 Other ............................... 17 24 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 25 200 days or more ................... 8 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 5 11 number.. 119 235 Beef cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. 74 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 82 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 14 21 silage.......................farms.. 690 996 acres.. 1 098 954 tons, dry.. 0 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 (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. .