1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 875 1 017 Land in farms ..................acres.. 566 981 588 808 Average size of farm .......acres.. 648 579 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 549 240 381 142 Average per acre .........dollars.. 861 629 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 893 83 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 295 500 to 999 acres .................... 197 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 191 187 Total cropland .................farms.. 810 959 acres.. 515 859 535 318 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 783 932 acres.. 447 583 414 901 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 3 039 3 967 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 402 103 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 602 101 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 007 80 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 395 23 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 152 198 $100,000 or more .................... 339 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 592 84 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 517 82 860 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 874 1 017 $1,000.. 22 660 17 719 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 927 17 423 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 674 768 Other ............................... 201 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 466 200 days or more ................... 161 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 323 number.. 24 697 23 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 168 number.. 5 524 5 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 94 number.. 4 085 3 650 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 318 number.. 14 233 13 214 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 72 number.. 14 760 15 065 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 72 number.. 24 132 27 667 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 32 number.. 1 251 1 214 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. (D) 767 552 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 749 550 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 312 acres.. 31 766 26 015 bushels.. 1 974 831 2 458 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 562 708 acres.. 192 755 159 670 bushels.. 9 024 845 6 913 385 Barley for grain..............farms.. 317 541 acres.. 48 050 66 279 bushels.. 3 442 773 3 887 548 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 154 acres.. 3 692 7 873 bushels.. 238 506 514 293 Sunflower seed................farms.. 62 30 acres.. 9 065 3 483 pounds.. 13 813 008 3 913 544 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 415 492 acres.. 78 898 67 631 bushels.. 1 972 193 2 308 546 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 333 acres.. 20 084 18 977 tons, dry.. 47 045 44 463 @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. .