1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 868 980 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 096 238 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 972 287 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 531 1 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 298 61 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 187 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 906 acres.. 200 422 208 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 734 860 acres.. 178 851 168 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 25 acres.. 1 435 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 093 80 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 098 82 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 952 27 907 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 142 52 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 162 $100,000 or more .................... 259 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 521 67 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 462 69 070 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 868 980 $1,000.. 13 918 11 684 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 034 11 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 639 Other ............................... 317 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 472 200 days or more ................... 253 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 411 528 number.. 48 094 50 435 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 86 number.. 1 334 1 307 Milk cows ..................farms.. 221 300 number.. 13 881 16 243 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 409 520 number.. 36 634 40 090 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 126 number.. 25 347 27 097 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 114 135 number.. 45 748 48 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 63 number.. 1 430 1 482 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 64 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. 652 876 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 542 676 acres.. 94 445 83 014 bushels.. 10 669 415 8 477 630 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 222 271 acres.. 7 428 7 836 tons, green.. 96 840 92 263 Oats for grain................farms.. 172 247 acres.. 3 237 4 885 bushels.. 176 535 275 011 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 302 acres.. 37 239 22 838 bushels.. 1 455 855 879 470 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 467 585 silage.......................farms.. 26 965 37 716 acres.. 80 195 111 092 tons, dry.. 123 107 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 815 10 305 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. .