1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEARWATER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 583 699 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 897 229 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 362 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 664 151 173 Average per acre .........dollars.. 352 407 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 544 33 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 553 651 acres.. 113 899 123 861 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 619 acres.. 75 857 82 991 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 6 375 7 020 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 258 24 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 324 35 210 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 738 5 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 520 18 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 62 $100,000 or more .................... 39 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 493 20 422 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 435 29 217 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 583 699 $1,000.. 6 152 4 117 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 552 5 890 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 415 Other ............................... 232 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 392 200 days or more ................... 157 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 453 number.. 22 866 26 366 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 329 number.. 9 771 8 659 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 128 number.. 2 050 3 358 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 369 463 number.. 13 254 13 985 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 54 number.. 1 638 3 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 53 number.. 4 728 9 330 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 34 number.. 2 491 1 840 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 280 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 68 acres.. 1 526 2 558 bushels.. 89 170 231 348 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 170 acres.. 8 339 7 199 bushels.. 302 855 217 937 Barley for grain..............farms.. 88 150 acres.. 4 415 5 150 bushels.. 207 792 186 058 Oats for grain................farms.. 182 237 acres.. 7 346 8 387 bushels.. 375 995 359 365 Sunflower seed................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 2 054 731 pounds.. 1 214 916 1 085 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 14 acres.. 983 1 173 bushels.. 16 240 26 770 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 460 557 acres.. 45 412 47 740 tons, dry.. 82 330 96 519 @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. .