1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 67 959 75 131 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 463 551 16 606 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 179 182 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 925 826 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 001 54 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 605 4 012 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 655 8 778 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 121 27 498 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 570 28 828 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 790 4 923 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 218 1 092 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 229 71 320 acres.. 10 948 614 11 618 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 61 125 69 141 acres.. 8 843 649 9 335 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 146 1 850 acres.. 330 838 284 637 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 259 670 4 909 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 395 65 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 126 566 936 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 133 103 3 973 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 932 9 838 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 355 6 039 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 576 7 505 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 995 10 678 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 872 10 491 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 916 15 223 $100,000 or more .................... 17 313 15 357 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 029 737 3 638 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 292 48 453 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 67 964 75 103 $1,000.. 1 230 986 1 253 108 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 112 16 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 180 53 342 Other ............................... 21 779 21 789 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 28 081 30 014 200 days or more ................... 18 307 18 776 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 052 53 315 number.. 3 866 998 4 138 221 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 394 10 355 number.. 195 810 180 276 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 156 37 325 number.. 1 521 969 1 743 427 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 227 52 816 number.. 1 808 889 1 982 183 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 760 8 737 number.. 1 173 783 1 312 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 776 8 899 number.. 2 244 673 2 515 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 444 2 684 number.. 84 956 94 429 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 860 4 658 number.. 3 734 208 5 156 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 504 674 number.. 13 686 548 10 761 742 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 674 48 665 acres.. 2 830 496 2 787 734 bushels.. 283 709 848 311 689 830 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 701 29 080 acres.. 937 346 666 719 tons, green.. 10 189 877 8 531 126 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 195 31 065 acres.. 488 332 679 203 bushels.. 27 900 172 37 458 060 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 957 5 628 acres.. 575 087 297 226 bushels.. 17 659 688 11 491 031 Irish potatoes................farms.. 447 470 acres.. 78 231 72 149 cwt.. 26 639 799 22 003 470 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 51 238 60 404 silage.......................farms.. 3 911 258 4 784 417 acres.. 8 621 168 12 407 639 tons, dry.. 4 269 4 177 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 347 581 328 902 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. .