1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AITKIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 563 640 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 073 178 100 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 841 154 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 418 550 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 807 25 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 600 acres.. 94 338 82 142 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 584 acres.. 58 650 54 193 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 22 acres.. 5 188 5 806 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 810 17 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 082 27 456 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 008 4 671 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 802 12 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 45 $100,000 or more .................... 45 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 435 12 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 863 19 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 563 641 $1,000.. 2 999 4 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 327 6 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 328 Other ............................... 275 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 363 200 days or more ................... 203 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 392 number.. 15 346 15 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 243 number.. 5 378 4 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 86 119 number.. 2 809 3 314 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 386 number.. 7 426 7 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 30 number.. (D) 1 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 25 number.. 454 3 269 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 22 number.. 517 940 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 480 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 28 acres.. 1 318 1 064 bushels.. 94 134 98 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 610 bushels.. (D) 11 940 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 526 769 bushels.. 35 575 23 195 Oats for grain................farms.. 66 66 acres.. 2 033 1 506 bushels.. 93 326 54 347 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 554 acres.. 48 510 44 146 tons, dry.. 68 323 60 656 @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. .