Kewaunee County Wisconsin

2007 Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Size of Farm Market Value of Products Sold Crop Sales $36,100,000 (19 percent) Livestock Sales $158,815,000 (81 percent) Average Per Farm Government Payments Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $218,270 $2,654,000 $3,909 893 175,449 acres 196 acres $194,915,000

2002 915 174,212 acres 190 acres $104,815,000

% change -2 +1 +3 + 86

$114,551 $4,060,000 $7,450

+ 91 - 35 - 48

Kewaunee County Wisconsin

Ranked items among the 72 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Corn for silage Corn for grain Wheat for grain, all Soybeans for beans TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Cattle and calves Mink and their pelts Hogs and pigs Layers Horses and ponies 73,593 (D) 1,763 1,544 621 17 6 37 56 61 72 25 71 71 72 274 (D) 1,089 1,266 1,996 3,060 123 2,958 3,024 3,066 48,586 28,944 25,510 11,674 11,042 26 5 51 9 45 72 70 68 66 66 303 21 838 654 998 3,060 2,263 2,634 2,481 2,039 (D) 2,174 (D) (D) 67 917 48 15,814 141,264 (D) 23 47 (D) (D) 32 (D) 2 37 53 60 25 10 (D) 61 62 (D) 71 8 71 70 70 68 72 72 72 70 71 71 70 58 70 (D) 551 (D) (D) 519 1,617 1,688 854 39 (D) 2,199 2,242 (D) 2,933 437 626 2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875 194,915 36,100 158,815 16 30 13 72 72 72 339 1,100 185 3,076 3,072 3,069

Quantity

State Rank

Universe 1

U.S. Rank

Universe 1

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics
Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

Quantity
279 40 56 59 66 14 29 25 69 127 72 57 133,117 149,068 68,857 77,107

Operator Characteristics
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race : American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
2

Quantity
461 432 822 71 55.0 1 3 1,376 2 2

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.