1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAUPACA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 190 1 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 778 272 429 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 021 170 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 903 834 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 627 55 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 484 592 180 to 499 acres .................... 403 469 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 123 1 293 acres.. 175 235 192 622 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 065 1 270 acres.. 142 615 159 552 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 40 acres.. 6 661 7 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 141 77 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 345 56 673 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 534 10 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 607 67 030 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 195 281 $100,000 or more .................... 281 249 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 259 56 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 999 41 493 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 190 1 365 $1,000.. 13 653 20 919 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 473 15 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 791 950 Other ............................... 399 415 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 541 200 days or more ................... 348 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 784 932 number.. 61 324 69 492 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 122 number.. 1 619 1 259 Milk cows ..................farms.. 555 711 number.. 28 091 32 363 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 761 947 number.. 30 260 33 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 134 number.. 5 698 9 986 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 139 number.. 10 984 22 050 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 37 number.. 1 304 852 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 89 number.. 1 850 6 484 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 13 number.. 833 1 417 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 668 960 acres.. 46 880 45 900 bushels.. 4 732 601 4 936 537 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 605 659 acres.. 22 511 17 162 tons, green.. 253 153 193 627 Oats for grain................farms.. 329 522 acres.. 6 164 10 314 bushels.. 369 004 507 977 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 113 40 acres.. 5 364 1 511 bushels.. 133 912 59 147 Irish potatoes................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 1 007 1 068 cwt.. 166 290 316 360 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 914 1 146 silage.......................farms.. 65 392 91 994 acres.. 120 141 216 264 tons, dry.. 50 49 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 463 2 723 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. #%&C #%&A CEN0663 #%&B .