1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 849 967 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 207 156 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 285 212 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 603 1 332 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 165 63 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 921 acres.. 123 763 131 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 900 acres.. 109 500 113 949 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 442 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 964 60 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 340 63 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 903 11 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 061 49 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 169 $100,000 or more .................... 207 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 594 44 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 663 46 015 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 848 967 $1,000.. 13 954 16 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 455 16 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 651 Other ............................... 319 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 374 416 200 days or more ................... 287 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 527 658 number.. 41 978 49 853 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 100 number.. 1 076 1 177 Milk cows ..................farms.. 325 455 number.. 19 202 23 942 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 518 635 number.. 16 491 20 051 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 100 number.. 6 427 10 417 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 104 number.. 13 092 27 676 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 38 number.. 550 694 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 68 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 15 number.. 7 420 818 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 494 664 acres.. 34 438 32 332 bushels.. 2 980 601 3 560 240 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 361 438 acres.. 13 276 11 124 tons, green.. 137 234 143 977 Oats for grain................farms.. 375 515 acres.. 8 082 12 311 bushels.. 482 730 707 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 121 51 acres.. 6 474 2 206 bushels.. 173 204 84 955 Irish potatoes................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 79 37 cwt.. 14 072 7 840 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 637 775 silage.......................farms.. 43 598 53 752 acres.. 110 784 158 520 tons, dry.. 113 115 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 889 3 572 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. .