1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 865 954 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 760 184 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 265 131 919 Average per acre .........dollars.. 811 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 301 43 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 391 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 339 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 886 acres.. 136 938 133 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 767 852 acres.. 106 673 99 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 39 acres.. 8 815 8 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 942 65 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 107 68 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 289 6 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 654 58 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 152 $100,000 or more .................... 178 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 436 51 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 712 54 065 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 865 954 $1,000.. 16 175 13 198 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 699 13 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 534 613 Other ............................... 331 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 453 200 days or more ................... 308 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 625 number.. 39 428 39 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 194 number.. 3 568 3 501 Milk cows ..................farms.. 285 342 number.. 14 121 15 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 540 613 number.. 14 956 14 748 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 177 243 number.. 29 441 29 513 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 179 241 number.. 70 057 65 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 20 number.. 606 689 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 49 number.. (D) 416 137 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 36 number.. 6 001 812 6 479 155 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 531 635 acres.. 45 902 35 427 bushels.. 3 805 651 3 454 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 15 acres.. 454 309 bushels.. 15 849 6 865 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 26 acres.. 615 656 bushels.. 22 230 21 300 Oats for grain................farms.. 256 424 acres.. 6 624 11 252 bushels.. 358 724 497 673 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 158 113 acres.. 10 665 5 366 bushels.. 232 999 157 884 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 573 702 acres.. 27 891 32 619 tons, dry.. 65 769 65 291 @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. .