1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARLTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 649 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 422 132 863 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 315 83 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 966 21 213 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 240 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 623 acres.. 61 392 66 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 589 acres.. 39 642 46 167 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. 59 215 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 441 10 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 548 16 162 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 326 1 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 115 8 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 37 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 798 7 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 291 11 061 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 649 $1,000.. 2 447 3 077 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 797 4 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 234 294 Other ............................... 275 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 408 200 days or more ................... 203 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 411 number.. 12 638 14 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 197 number.. 3 040 2 509 Milk cows ..................farms.. 104 161 number.. 3 357 4 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 390 number.. 5 275 6 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 27 number.. 489 470 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 21 number.. 735 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 17 number.. 662 489 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 48 number.. 866 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 720 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 191 bushels.. (D) 16 256 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 72 bushels.. (D) 1 640 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 191 261 bushels.. 4 722 4 324 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 83 acres.. 1 076 1 710 bushels.. 42 902 65 487 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 571 acres.. 37 985 43 324 tons, dry.. 60 400 66 789 @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. .