1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BECKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 037 1 220 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 693 397 385 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 158 179 934 Average per acre .........dollars.. 556 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 039 47 022 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 335 396 180 to 499 acres .................... 369 450 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 959 1 129 acres.. 266 737 270 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 885 1 066 acres.. 219 288 192 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 27 acres.. 5 443 1 917 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 490 74 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 797 61 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 506 16 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 984 58 132 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 185 $100,000 or more .................... 183 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 597 63 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 378 51 717 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 038 1 220 $1,000.. 13 131 13 031 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 650 10 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 677 822 Other ............................... 360 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 557 200 days or more ................... 257 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 734 number.. 36 245 42 956 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 307 number.. 6 784 5 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 262 355 number.. 10 296 12 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 603 735 number.. 17 650 21 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 100 number.. 13 859 10 575 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 110 number.. 25 798 23 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 67 number.. 2 376 3 450 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 44 number.. 658 8 920 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 14 number.. 330 1 801 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 292 acres.. 16 106 13 243 bushels.. 947 729 1 167 588 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 251 287 acres.. 66 644 45 466 bushels.. 2 827 880 1 861 503 Barley for grain..............farms.. 190 280 acres.. 26 872 36 002 bushels.. 1 765 703 2 006 989 Oats for grain................farms.. 205 333 acres.. 8 319 11 957 bushels.. 511 873 518 254 Sunflower seed................farms.. 25 3 acres.. 5 938 (D) pounds.. 9 996 649 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 154 acres.. 33 631 19 987 bushels.. 705 141 676 864 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 704 874 acres.. 50 275 56 105 tons, dry.. 110 682 128 962 @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. .