PORTAGE COUNTY AGRICULTURE STATISTICS
From
2007 Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Publication (Statistics
for 2006 unless otherwise indicated)
Total
Farm Numbers
Data from 2002 USDA - NASS Census of Agriculture
Total Farms: 1,197
Average Size of Farm: 244 Acres
Land in Farms: 292,109 Acres
Total Cropland: 211,222 Acres
Irrigated Cropland: 92,330 Acres
Value of Ag Products sold: $138,949,000
Agronomic
Crops
CORN FOR GRAIN
Total Corn Planted: 45,000 Acres
Grain Harvested: 31,800 Acres
Yield per Acre: 139 Bushels
Production: 4,430,000 Bushels
CORN FOR SILAGE
Total Corn Planted: 45,000 Acres
Silage Harvested: 12,800 Acres
Yield Per Acre: 14 Tons
Production: 176,000 Tons
OATS
Oats Planted: 6,500 Acres
Oats Harvested: 1,000 Acres
Yield per Acre: 42 Bushels
Production: 42,000 Bushels
SOYBEANS
Soybeans Planted: 12,700 Acres
Soybeans Harvested: 12.600 Acres
Yield per Acre: 43 Bushels
Production: 536,000 Bushels
Forage
Harvested: 52,000
Yield per Acre: 3.10 Tons
Production: 158,800 Tons
All
Alfalfa Hay
Harvested: 43,600 Acres
Yield Per Acre: 3.30 Tons
Production: 144,600 Tons
Dairy
Herds (Grade A): 152
Herds (Grade B): 24
TOTAL HERDS: 176
# of Cows: 13,300
Milk per Cow: 17,600 lbs
Production: 234,080,000 lbs
Vegetables
SNAP BEANS FOR PROCESSING
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #1 Producer in Nation
Snap Beans Planted: 16,000 Acres
Snap Beans Harvested: 15,700 Acres
Yield per Acre: 5.6 Tons
Production: 87,700 Tons
POTATOES
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Potatoes Planted: 17,700 Acres
Potatoes Harvested: 17,700 Acres
Yield per Acre: 510 Hundredweight
Production: 9,042,000 Hundredweight
SWEET CORN FOR PROCESSING
Portage County is #1 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Sweet Corn Planted: 26,900 Acres
Sweet Corn Harvested: 26,200 Acres
Yield per Acre: 7.9 Tons
Production: 206,900 Tons
GREEN PEAS FOR PROCESSING
Portage County is #2 Producer in State
Wisconsin is #3 Producer in Nation
Green Peas Planted: 4,400 Acres
Green Peas Harvested: 4,300 Acres
Yield per Acre: 2.1 Tons
Production: 9,000 Tons
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