1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROW WING COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 585 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 683 132 410 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 375 95 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 484 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 538 22 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 540 acres.. 66 187 61 801 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 431 505 acres.. 40 481 37 737 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 1 593 1 089 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 995 11 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 495 19 663 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 244 2 213 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 751 9 290 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 40 $100,000 or more .................... 39 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 543 9 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 753 15 504 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 508 585 $1,000.. 2 281 2 077 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 490 3 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 257 Other ............................... 257 328 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 359 200 days or more ................... 188 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 326 number.. 16 192 14 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 208 number.. 5 558 4 064 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 80 number.. 3 125 2 525 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 313 number.. 7 092 6 923 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 58 number.. 5 363 5 862 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 59 number.. 14 722 12 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 25 number.. 904 893 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 48 number.. 1 521 1 956 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 155 acres.. 5 605 6 183 bushels.. 336 065 439 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 3 acres.. 362 (D) bushels.. 16 518 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 105 114 acres.. 2 721 3 169 bushels.. 131 271 94 461 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 10 acres.. 538 1 219 bushels.. 15 255 25 018 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 450 acres.. 26 941 24 222 tons, dry.. 42 292 32 779 @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. .