1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHBURN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 324 372 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 091 100 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 744 140 917 Average per acre .........dollars.. 474 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 978 38 070 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 353 acres.. 43 007 48 931 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 339 acres.. 29 679 35 999 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 28 acres.. 1 689 1 954 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 095 14 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 418 40 029 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 531 4 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 564 10 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 45 $100,000 or more .................... 37 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 456 12 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 359 33 203 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 324 372 $1,000.. 944 3 029 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 913 8 141 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 240 Other ............................... 127 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 177 200 days or more ................... 95 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 258 number.. 14 058 14 199 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 96 number.. 2 098 1 954 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 133 number.. 3 844 4 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 256 number.. 6 857 7 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 17 number.. 729 1 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 16 number.. 1 575 1 606 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 13 number.. 1 185 639 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. (D) 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 166 acres.. 4 223 7 116 bushels.. 261 368 663 262 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 101 122 acres.. 4 576 3 253 tons, green.. 37 632 29 782 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 52 acres.. 981 1 034 bushels.. 48 186 50 798 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 93 (D) bushels.. 1 400 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 240 307 silage.......................farms.. 18 896 23 709 acres.. 36 401 42 892 tons, dry.. 19 19 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 471 1 172 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. .