1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAUSHARA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 628 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 191 177 486 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 903 228 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 071 927 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 061 74 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 240 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 680 acres.. 120 663 131 487 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 651 acres.. 98 667 107 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 111 116 acres.. 42 777 44 124 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 161 55 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 166 79 380 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 448 32 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 712 23 562 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 100 $100,000 or more .................... 138 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 482 44 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 703 62 835 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 627 704 $1,000.. 11 704 11 548 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 666 16 403 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 476 Other ............................... 225 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 314 200 days or more ................... 185 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 401 number.. 21 421 25 138 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 81 number.. 856 876 Milk cows ..................farms.. 183 252 number.. 7 815 10 099 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 387 number.. 15 202 15 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 79 number.. 7 711 5 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 70 number.. 17 097 11 173 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 22 number.. 685 814 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 58 number.. 1 661 2 972 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 11 number.. 7 905 1 075 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 340 483 acres.. 28 191 31 287 bushels.. 2 765 093 3 124 268 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 207 200 acres.. 6 680 4 728 tons, green.. 59 162 60 286 Oats for grain................farms.. 125 154 acres.. 2 278 3 180 bushels.. 113 689 119 231 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 49 acres.. 4 757 2 892 bushels.. 118 643 99 110 Irish potatoes................farms.. 35 41 acres.. 10 762 11 056 cwt.. 4 235 780 3 779 644 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 404 498 silage.......................farms.. 25 395 37 561 acres.. 43 965 74 725 tons, dry.. 82 84 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 260 21 024 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. .