592                           WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1997 - 1998





                 NUMBER AND SIZE OF FARMS IN WISCONSIN
                                   By County, 1991 and 1996


County 1


               1991
        Avg. Size    Land in Farms
No. of  of Farms     Acres
Farms   in Acres   (in 000's)  Rank


Adams ............       400      303
Ashland .............260         258
Barron.............    1,750     228
Bayfield .............420        262
Brown.............     1,320      178
Buffalo ............. 1,100      340
Burnett ..............440        234
Calumet .............990          177
Chippewa ...........1,750        247
Clark...............   2,330     202
Columbia ...........1,570        231
Crawford ...........   1,100     255
Dane...............    3,020     202
Dodge..............    2,270      197
Door...............      960      162
Douglas .............    330     246
Dunn..............     1,610     263
Eau Claire...........  1,050     211
Florence ..............   90     256
Fond du Lac .........1,820       207
Forest..............     140     214
Grant ..............   2,610     261
Green ..............1,510        231
Green Lake..........     730     229
Iowa...............    1,450     285
Iron................      60     233
Jackson.............     820     305
Jefferson............  1,540      179
Juneau.............      810     246
Kenosha .............540          187
Kewaunee...........    1,050      177
La Crosse ............860        238
Lafayette...........   1,400     286
Langlade............     510     282
Lincoln.............     540     220
Manitowoc ..........1,600         180
Marathon ...........3,200         192
Marinette ............740        245
Marquette...........     530     283
Milwaukee ...........    130     108
Monroe.............    1,750     215
Oconto .............1,150        216
Oneida ..............120         352
Outagamie .........    1,660     179
Ozaukee  ...........     520     171
Pepin..............      460     259
Pierce..............   1,310     226
Polk ............... 1,570       218
Portage.............   1,090     267
Price...............     520     250
Racine.............      760     179
Richland............   1,240     248
Rock...............    1,590     237
Rusk...............      750     248
St. Croix............  1,670     211
Sauk...............    1,570     252
Sawyer.............      200     250
Shawano............    1,670     206
Sheboygan ..........1,270        173
Taylor..............   1,120     236
Trempealeau .........1,570       250
Vernon .............2,330        182
Vilas...............      50     156
Walworth ...........1,030        240
Washburn ............390         274
Washington .........1,040        156
Waukesha...........      880     160
Waupaca............    1,410     199
Waushara ............710         262
Winnebago ..........1,030        190
Wood ..............1,220         202
  STATE3.......... 79,000        222


   121        55
   67         64
   399        11
   110        58
   235        36
   374        17
   103        60
   175       46
   432         6
   471         4
   362        18
   280       282
   611         3
   447         5
   155       49
   81        63
   424        72
   221       37
   23        68
   376        152
   30        67
   681         1
   348       20
   167       47
   413         9
   14        692
   250       32
   275       30
   199       40
   101       61
   186       422
   205       39
   400        10
   144       51
   119       562
   290       27
   615         2
   181       45
   150       50
   14        692
   376       152
   248       33
   42        66
   297       24
   89        62
   119       562
   296       25
   342       22
   291       26
   130       54
   136       53
   307       23
   377        14
   186       422
   353        19
   395        12
   50        65
   344       21
   220       38
   264       31
   392       13
   424        72
     8       71
  247        34
  107        59
  162        48
  141        52
  280        282
  186        422
  196        41
  246        35
17,500


1Menominee County does not report separately.
2Tied.
3State totals as recorded by source document.
Sources: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service, Wisconsin Agricultural
Statistics 1992; departmental data, 1997.


               1996
        Avg. Size    Land in Farms
 No. of of Farms     Acres
 Farms   in Acres  (in 000's)  Rank
   380      342       130        53
   230      235        54        64
   1,700    225       382        12
   420      250       105        56
   1,290    175       226        362
   1,110    318       353        18
   430      212        91        602
   910      195       177        46
   1,790    236       422         6
 2,330      197       460         4
 1,700      209       356        17
 1,100      245       270        28
 3,080      189       583         2
 2,350      191       449         5
   860      164       141        51
   310     245         76        63
 1,590     252        400         7
 1,030     201        207        39
    90      256        23        68
 1,820      212       386        11
   130      215        28        67
 2,700      252       681         1
 1,530      208       318        21
   810      220       178        45
 1,530      256       392         9
    60      167        10       692
    810     294       238        34
 1,510      167       252        30
   800     268        214        38
   520      192       100       572
 1,060      175       186       412
   920     215        198        40
 1,450     270        391        10
   500     262        131        52
   470      194        91       602
 1,550      175       272        27
 3,350      169       567         3
   700     226        158       472
   500     294        147        49
   120       83        10       692
 1,810     209        378        14
 1,100     205        226       362
   120     283         34        66
 1,640      176       288       26
   550      155        85       62
   480     256        123        54
 1,420     209        297       23
 1,530     201        308       22
 1,140     255        291       24
   440     227        100       572
   750      191       143        50
 1,220     238        290        25
 1,630     228        372        15
   740     246        182       44
 1,630     206        336        19
 1,540     238        367        16
   200     255         51       65
 1,680      193       324        20
 1,210      188       228       35
 1,060     233        247       31
 1,600     238        380        13
 2,360     169        399         8
    40      175         7       71
 1,060     228        242       322
   380     245         93       59
 1,030     153        158       472
   870      140       122       55
 1,360      194       264       29
   720     256        184       43
   960      194       186       412
 1,190     203        242       322
79,000     213     16,800


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