1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COTTONWOOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 876 970 Land in farms ..................acres.. 374 920 377 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 428 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 189 312 196 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 146 822 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 726 78 004 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 343 405 500 to 999 acres .................... 216 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 822 896 acres.. 341 220 344 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 795 879 acres.. 312 520 276 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 1 229 827 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 191 108 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 195 112 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 275 51 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 916 57 433 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 189 236 $100,000 or more .................... 382 323 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 650 84 673 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 605 87 291 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 876 970 $1,000.. 22 977 23 892 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 229 24 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 708 810 Other ............................... 168 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 372 200 days or more ................... 144 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 316 number.. 35 194 32 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 158 number.. 3 943 4 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 70 number.. 2 385 3 041 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 329 number.. 43 062 41 091 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 255 287 number.. 103 092 100 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 270 313 number.. 220 295 182 205 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 56 number.. 2 625 3 498 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) 184 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 15 number.. 1 059 977 5 144 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 742 817 acres.. 153 348 110 696 bushels.. 18 559 993 13 539 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 167 acres.. 880 4 547 bushels.. 34 742 171 985 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 126 bushels.. (D) 7 700 Oats for grain................farms.. 100 199 acres.. 1 831 3 524 bushels.. 136 579 217 634 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 729 818 acres.. 148 913 146 418 bushels.. 5 444 844 5 700 633 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 338 acres.. 7 855 9 774 tons, dry.. 26 393 29 446 @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. .