1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 820 Land in farms ..................acres.. 326 804 327 916 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 502 486 248 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 056 649 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 721 68 523 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 325 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 181 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 642 780 acres.. 306 175 306 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 632 765 acres.. 285 220 246 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 2 462 2 474 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 398 69 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 591 84 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 883 52 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 516 16 728 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 215 $100,000 or more .................... 256 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 778 49 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 372 60 744 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 689 820 $1,000.. 13 735 18 746 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 934 22 861 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 543 653 Other ............................... 146 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 342 200 days or more ................... 118 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 182 number.. 8 381 8 581 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 79 number.. 1 567 1 634 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 41 number.. 1 351 1 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 186 number.. 4 779 6 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 157 212 number.. 48 876 53 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 170 228 number.. 93 752 112 525 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 53 number.. 3 349 2 981 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 10 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 14 number.. 322 1 876 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 558 676 acres.. 116 768 75 390 bushels.. 12 540 099 8 809 346 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 277 621 acres.. 19 056 46 477 bushels.. 791 611 1 951 768 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 26 acres.. 183 975 bushels.. 11 298 59 165 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 202 acres.. 1 855 4 851 bushels.. 168 362 376 262 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 567 676 acres.. 116 346 92 091 bushels.. 3 469 553 3 519 329 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 206 acres.. 3 416 5 708 tons, dry.. 10 056 18 481 @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. .