1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 691 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 184 126 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 791 249 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 278 1 650 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 174 40 349 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 245 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 277 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 765 acres.. 96 441 105 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 599 716 acres.. 82 953 81 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 47 acres.. 4 220 3 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 005 40 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 684 49 512 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 357 17 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 648 23 133 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 85 $100,000 or more .................... 118 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 341 32 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 218 39 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 690 818 $1,000.. 7 641 8 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 074 9 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 445 Other ............................... 339 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 434 200 days or more ................... 254 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 331 number.. 16 714 21 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 91 number.. 1 050 1 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 174 number.. 7 290 8 825 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 322 number.. 7 277 11 741 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 47 number.. 4 664 5 101 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 46 number.. 9 217 10 093 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 67 number.. 1 005 1 382 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 65 number.. 1 584 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 11 number.. 2 101 2 746 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 310 426 acres.. 38 322 36 721 bushels.. 3 625 077 4 045 517 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 147 162 acres.. 4 273 3 924 tons, green.. 56 285 50 303 Oats for grain................farms.. 152 215 acres.. 2 620 4 441 bushels.. 127 473 190 287 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 134 138 acres.. 11 464 5 778 bushels.. 354 102 201 760 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 410 498 silage.......................farms.. 20 488 27 146 acres.. 53 443 75 060 tons, dry.. 75 61 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 850 2 066 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. .