1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 190 1 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 420 335 559 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 307 242 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 280 64 674 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 311 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 551 633 500 to 999 acres .................... 141 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 114 1 217 acres.. 320 871 308 332 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 097 1 197 acres.. 294 193 258 876 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 23 acres.. 2 576 3 089 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 406 105 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 022 79 993 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 074 43 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 332 62 100 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 230 252 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 290 305 $100,000 or more .................... 388 354 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 914 79 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 600 60 715 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 190 1 317 $1,000.. 25 885 26 512 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 752 20 131 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 928 1 044 Other ............................... 262 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 522 200 days or more ................... 236 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 452 520 number.. 38 679 40 587 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 77 number.. 2 819 2 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 219 254 number.. 9 300 9 914 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 526 number.. 23 857 27 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 309 381 number.. 143 889 126 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 334 405 number.. 296 115 249 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 61 number.. 2 577 2 640 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 58 number.. 62 392 105 531 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 013 1 089 acres.. 131 810 97 651 bushels.. 16 516 515 12 369 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 119 230 acres.. 2 795 4 794 bushels.. 119 928 166 718 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 52 65 bushels.. 4 360 3 700 Oats for grain................farms.. 301 472 acres.. 5 306 9 134 bushels.. 368 908 505 967 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 998 1 082 acres.. 124 591 116 623 bushels.. 4 597 821 4 601 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 468 579 acres.. 15 289 19 828 tons, dry.. 49 028 61 668 @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. .