1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 854 994 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 876 190 226 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 907 190 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 972 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 719 56 667 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 421 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 829 951 acres.. 145 112 160 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 792 922 acres.. 124 209 136 174 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 861 315 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 503 56 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 505 56 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 746 12 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 757 43 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 135 172 $100,000 or more .................... 203 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 063 43 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 045 44 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 855 993 $1,000.. 11 677 13 480 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 658 13 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 688 Other ............................... 303 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 366 394 200 days or more ................... 256 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 466 572 number.. 39 001 44 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 67 number.. 535 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 334 442 number.. 17 478 20 386 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 573 number.. 15 234 15 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 72 number.. 4 664 8 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 83 number.. 8 526 17 099 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 37 number.. 800 1 044 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 13 number.. 635 2 075 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 509 693 acres.. 43 459 44 910 bushels.. 4 469 415 4 739 928 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 311 373 acres.. 10 826 9 613 tons, green.. 125 703 118 814 Oats for grain................farms.. 237 406 acres.. 5 674 10 142 bushels.. 362 389 523 207 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 299 207 acres.. 18 698 9 988 bushels.. 550 230 369 966 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 581 747 silage.......................farms.. 40 374 59 229 acres.. 77 757 149 511 tons, dry.. 109 115 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 128 5 780 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. .