1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIG STONE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 460 504 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 207 277 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 570 550 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 017 278 748 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 497 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 248 77 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 479 acres.. 238 637 249 945 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 457 acres.. 211 051 190 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 23 acres.. 2 197 2 621 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 652 37 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 069 74 743 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 496 22 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 155 15 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 123 $100,000 or more .................... 141 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 957 29 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 994 58 619 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 460 504 $1,000.. 12 542 8 429 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 264 16 724 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 423 Other ............................... 86 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 132 200 days or more ................... 69 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 157 number.. 10 321 11 014 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 93 number.. 2 424 2 700 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 55 number.. 2 109 2 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 168 number.. 5 386 6 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 105 number.. 37 910 34 893 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 111 number.. 79 654 67 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 22 number.. 1 506 1 658 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 6 935 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 333 357 acres.. 55 172 38 559 bushels.. 4 722 639 3 448 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 326 403 acres.. 56 513 64 164 bushels.. 2 758 882 2 367 976 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 81 acres.. 895 7 075 bushels.. 68 065 381 048 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 169 acres.. 1 960 5 805 bushels.. 136 705 394 593 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 1 905 (D) pounds.. 3 170 000 1 116 500 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 357 373 acres.. 87 387 64 845 bushels.. 2 433 645 2 002 071 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 179 acres.. 5 709 8 159 tons, dry.. 16 213 18 550 @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. .