1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 595 685 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 199 195 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 482 108 259 Average per acre .........dollars.. 325 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 110 23 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 635 acres.. 99 796 90 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 589 acres.. 62 663 58 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 27 acres.. 2 884 3 073 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 728 13 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 114 19 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 761 1 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 966 12 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 57 $100,000 or more .................... 33 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 873 11 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 277 16 199 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 596 684 $1,000.. 3 111 2 737 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 220 4 001 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 363 Other ............................... 260 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 396 200 days or more ................... 189 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 442 number.. 26 831 23 829 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 268 number.. 10 998 9 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 138 number.. 3 547 3 718 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 390 448 number.. 15 569 12 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 64 number.. 9 312 9 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 58 number.. 26 433 19 047 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 42 number.. 3 066 2 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 49 number.. 825 1 589 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 1 169 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 81 acres.. 3 697 4 086 bushels.. 278 640 309 499 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 737 (D) bushels.. 38 260 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 443 400 bushels.. 21 490 12 161 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 74 acres.. 1 142 2 321 bushels.. 47 793 88 639 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 5 acres.. 921 390 bushels.. 18 523 10 331 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 470 561 acres.. 49 741 46 149 tons, dry.. 74 844 57 989 @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. .