1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHISAGO COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 778 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 594 152 717 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 401 163 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 102 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 115 36 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 839 acres.. 96 555 100 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 684 780 acres.. 72 451 71 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 26 acres.. 996 1 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 717 25 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 484 28 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 343 10 455 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 374 15 171 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 81 $100,000 or more .................... 65 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 278 20 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 065 23 327 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 778 885 $1,000.. 3 505 5 455 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 505 6 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 389 Other ............................... 417 496 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 584 200 days or more ................... 341 419 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 383 425 number.. 16 699 18 922 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 205 number.. 2 990 2 745 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 145 number.. 4 377 5 595 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 346 399 number.. 5 932 7 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 84 number.. 6 380 9 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 86 number.. 10 626 17 007 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 36 number.. 1 056 922 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 69 number.. 8 405 9 069 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 15 number.. 673 1 109 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 374 464 acres.. 30 026 24 740 bushels.. 2 629 227 2 448 482 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 120 115 bushels.. 3 767 2 625 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 17 acres.. (D) 255 bushels.. (D) 7 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 185 acres.. 2 039 3 715 bushels.. 108 540 145 331 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 247 235 acres.. 16 606 12 288 bushels.. 327 007 366 547 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 600 acres.. 17 054 24 055 tons, dry.. 40 652 46 304 @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. .