1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOOD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 029 1 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 357 236 904 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 408 179 023 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 040 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 423 48 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 510 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 387 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 971 1 109 acres.. 136 769 147 248 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 941 1 074 acres.. 108 810 117 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 56 acres.. 3 813 2 848 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 547 73 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 221 63 316 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 226 24 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 322 48 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 180 215 $100,000 or more .................... 269 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 889 48 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 285 42 362 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 028 1 156 $1,000.. 23 119 23 615 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 489 20 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 677 750 Other ............................... 352 407 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 505 200 days or more ................... 322 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 753 863 number.. 51 072 51 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 171 number.. 2 077 1 719 Milk cows ..................farms.. 521 630 number.. 23 241 25 725 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 752 834 number.. 20 879 20 836 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 100 number.. 8 482 7 396 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 102 number.. 15 559 23 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 35 number.. 947 1 485 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 62 number.. 901 2 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 1 285 782 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 593 acres.. 22 933 23 419 bushels.. 1 872 570 2 459 568 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 485 465 acres.. 14 483 10 095 tons, green.. 146 777 119 045 Oats for grain................farms.. 309 446 acres.. 6 728 10 262 bushels.. 372 246 549 943 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 18 acres.. 3 076 938 bushels.. 74 106 39 667 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 829 983 silage.......................farms.. 64 495 75 021 acres.. 134 009 172 062 tons, dry.. 12 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 131 187 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. .