1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BELTRAMI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 647 742 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 923 243 679 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 326 125 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 355 404 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 944 27 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 701 acres.. 129 131 134 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 663 acres.. 82 023 83 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 4 723 6 037 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 001 18 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 277 24 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 206 6 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 795 11 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 49 $100,000 or more .................... 33 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 786 12 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 307 17 448 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 647 742 $1,000.. 3 240 3 619 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 008 4 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 363 404 Other ............................... 284 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 436 200 days or more ................... 175 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 403 476 number.. 22 820 25 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 329 number.. 9 602 8 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 124 number.. 2 741 3 991 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 471 number.. 12 053 13 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 51 number.. 1 990 3 407 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 46 number.. 5 923 7 971 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 36 number.. 1 487 1 676 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 53 number.. (D) 2 832 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 372 590 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 54 acres.. 1 238 2 116 bushels.. 79 065 175 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 86 acres.. 10 869 8 027 bushels.. 452 991 205 934 Barley for grain..............farms.. 61 82 acres.. 3 830 3 563 bushels.. 206 414 113 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 184 213 acres.. 8 063 8 494 bushels.. 414 762 356 805 Sunflower seed................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 760 666 pounds.. 914 602 940 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 519 603 acres.. 51 639 52 569 tons, dry.. 91 550 95 427 @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. .