1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 956 1 091 Land in farms ..................acres.. 260 125 260 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 872 138 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 209 41 803 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 357 180 to 499 acres .................... 400 478 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 901 1 032 acres.. 197 850 194 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 845 996 acres.. 158 778 146 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 20 acres.. 2 804 1 269 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 034 44 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 336 40 571 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 443 10 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 590 34 246 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 185 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 187 $100,000 or more .................... 180 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 819 32 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 608 29 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 957 1 091 $1,000.. 10 757 11 669 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 241 10 696 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 640 769 Other ............................... 316 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 455 200 days or more ................... 258 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 552 685 number.. 37 335 39 577 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 189 number.. 3 094 3 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 289 379 number.. 12 180 13 780 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 686 number.. 16 031 16 659 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 174 number.. 21 476 30 599 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 126 182 number.. 48 404 68 782 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 51 number.. 2 708 2 964 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 50 number.. 1 372 3 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 15 number.. 26 674 11 726 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 482 660 acres.. 39 624 34 290 bushels.. 2 603 596 3 031 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 307 338 acres.. 22 051 15 799 bushels.. 868 609 539 102 Barley for grain..............farms.. 96 170 acres.. 3 410 5 367 bushels.. 201 434 243 077 Oats for grain................farms.. 364 590 acres.. 15 097 21 819 bushels.. 997 747 1 291 415 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 164 0 pounds.. 250 000 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 393 326 acres.. 37 010 21 909 bushels.. 753 570 638 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 630 768 acres.. 32 972 36 647 tons, dry.. 87 184 99 075 @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. .