1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 869 986 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 193 219 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 653 290 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 581 1 219 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 869 59 106 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 275 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 811 923 acres.. 199 534 193 620 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 761 875 acres.. 173 179 156 240 Irrigated land .................farms.. 203 203 acres.. 42 710 39 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 253 64 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 351 65 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 865 33 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 388 31 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 183 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 122 $100,000 or more .................... 195 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 125 52 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 707 53 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 870 985 $1,000.. 15 228 12 828 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 503 13 024 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 535 Other ............................... 393 451 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 550 200 days or more ................... 320 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 358 number.. 29 787 32 719 Beef cows ..................farms.. 99 114 number.. 2 005 2 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 111 number.. 5 571 6 748 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 351 number.. 19 413 20 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 109 131 number.. 40 513 36 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 136 number.. 68 643 68 174 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 49 number.. 1 108 2 327 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 48 number.. (D) 45 977 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 20 number.. 2 230 3 713 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 491 625 acres.. 83 805 65 176 bushels.. 10 096 848 8 148 737 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 133 213 acres.. 4 021 5 715 bushels.. 140 759 162 016 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 13 acres.. 312 253 bushels.. 14 630 12 807 Oats for grain................farms.. 132 242 acres.. 2 879 5 815 bushels.. 163 475 305 492 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 462 532 acres.. 53 334 49 266 bushels.. 1 819 003 1 926 397 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 475 acres.. 14 586 18 224 tons, dry.. 47 186 54 930 @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. .