Agriculture has a strong history, presence, and future in Shawano County
Shawano County's agriculture developed over the last century. The area was a thick stand of virgin pine forest before the loggers arrived in the mid-1800's. After logging tapered off, German and other immigrants cleared the tree stumps and boulders off the land and used the rich soil for dairy farming. Today, livestock and dairy farming is still an integral part of life on Shawano County farms.
A reflection of the importance of Wisconsin agriculture is the University of Wisconsin-Madison's
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Wisconsin Farm News on the Internet
Agriview
Wisconsin Ag Connection
Wisconsin Agriculture News
Shawano County Ag Statistics
Average size of farms: 185 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $88,816
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $79.68
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72,829
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $71699
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.90
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.04%
Corn for grain: 40937 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3069 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12818 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2086 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acres
(Data supplied by city-data.com)
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