1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DODGE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 740 830 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 148 239 443 Average size of farm .......acres.. 326 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 734 238 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 196 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 027 55 470 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 761 acres.. 220 585 217 058 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 735 acres.. 199 463 172 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 067 72 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 090 87 107 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 198 31 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 869 40 771 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 148 $100,000 or more .................... 224 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 025 58 782 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 284 70 737 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 831 $1,000.. 8 961 15 882 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 126 19 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 564 Other ............................... 244 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 390 200 days or more ................... 223 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 393 number.. 23 729 26 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 95 number.. 1 091 1 256 Milk cows ..................farms.. 140 194 number.. 7 957 9 355 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 380 number.. 11 116 11 703 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 161 number.. 60 040 53 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 157 number.. 102 924 90 347 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 54 number.. 1 301 1 945 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 40 number.. 164 722 203 413 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 646 278 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 530 629 acres.. 102 339 81 725 bushels.. 10 547 662 11 177 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 52 acres.. 862 1 060 bushels.. 39 570 32 967 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 114 147 bushels.. 4 778 7 403 Oats for grain................farms.. 160 277 acres.. 3 362 7 059 bushels.. 212 233 409 897 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 465 496 acres.. 71 705 59 098 bushels.. 2 256 672 2 435 096 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 400 acres.. 14 419 18 428 tons, dry.. 37 334 56 434 @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. .