1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 832 74 443 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 063 209 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 961 1 564 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 336 34 107 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 531 acres.. 40 191 48 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 468 acres.. 28 851 31 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 48 acres.. 987 3 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 699 20 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 826 36 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 703 11 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 996 8 921 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 30 $100,000 or more .................... 43 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 965 16 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 334 29 032 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 508 579 $1,000.. 3 635 3 405 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 155 5 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 213 Other ............................... 310 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 385 200 days or more ................... 254 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 200 number.. 4 763 5 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 129 number.. 1 308 1 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 24 number.. 841 913 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 186 number.. 2 530 2 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 45 number.. 6 952 7 849 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 41 number.. 16 214 13 120 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 22 number.. 465 671 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 38 number.. (D) 2 312 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 6 number.. (D) 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 150 216 acres.. 9 891 11 090 bushels.. 822 176 1 017 807 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 57 bushels.. (D) 1 536 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 34 acres.. 227 681 bushels.. 15 042 28 878 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 70 acres.. 3 675 3 088 bushels.. 70 780 90 855 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 313 acres.. 8 062 10 195 tons, dry.. 17 044 21 652 @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. .