1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 016 1 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 710 427 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 408 369 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 874 345 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 266 949 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 354 77 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 495 500 to 999 acres .................... 231 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 946 1 082 acres.. 387 591 400 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 932 1 067 acres.. 364 264 329 529 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 1 633 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 119 933 113 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 044 97 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 615 69 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 317 43 851 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 178 244 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 297 $100,000 or more .................... 424 364 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 484 86 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 949 74 462 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 016 1 159 $1,000.. 21 317 25 197 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 982 21 741 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 822 937 Other ............................... 194 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 406 510 200 days or more ................... 179 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 248 number.. 15 106 18 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 82 number.. 1 891 1 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 83 number.. 2 291 3 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 247 number.. 10 569 18 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 266 316 number.. 142 521 135 095 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 294 345 number.. 261 479 250 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 95 number.. 2 572 4 203 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 30 number.. (D) 82 133 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 17 number.. 485 1 930 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 867 1 014 acres.. 198 882 147 202 bushels.. 27 422 903 20 153 889 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 75 acres.. 668 1 641 bushels.. 33 918 70 253 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 114 206 acres.. 1 998 3 136 bushels.. 166 130 201 169 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 802 1 001 acres.. 143 216 157 383 bushels.. 5 514 769 6 413 555 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 260 acres.. 5 012 6 681 tons, dry.. 12 426 22 330 @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. .