1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 901 1 038 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 961 167 532 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 095 190 424 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 642 1 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 757 59 422 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 464 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 839 983 acres.. 138 704 137 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 811 950 acres.. 124 291 116 484 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 228 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 337 58 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 406 56 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 366 12 634 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 970 45 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 191 $100,000 or more .................... 227 207 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 966 39 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 126 38 151 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 901 1 037 $1,000.. 18 745 16 894 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 805 16 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 593 670 Other ............................... 308 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 373 452 200 days or more ................... 266 325 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 551 701 number.. 46 854 51 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 138 number.. 3 351 1 539 Milk cows ..................farms.. 307 432 number.. 16 647 20 594 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 539 677 number.. 18 831 18 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 124 178 number.. 27 570 30 027 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 183 number.. 48 169 49 948 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 39 number.. 714 1 073 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 56 number.. 41 845 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 2 482 3 511 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 623 753 acres.. 53 543 43 578 bushels.. 6 649 708 5 366 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 160 acres.. 2 661 3 007 bushels.. 106 240 94 650 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 127 (D) bushels.. 11 124 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 291 446 acres.. 5 473 8 952 bushels.. 376 425 421 293 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 390 356 acres.. 29 793 17 857 bushels.. 1 092 842 704 298 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 608 814 acres.. 28 495 37 487 tons, dry.. 93 996 130 571 @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. .