1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FILLMORE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 618 1 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 496 451 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 221 163 201 Average per acre .........dollars.. 880 630 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 706 44 567 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 197 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 479 507 180 to 499 acres .................... 617 666 500 to 999 acres .................... 200 206 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 461 1 563 acres.. 332 446 341 275 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 336 1 468 acres.. 258 099 236 774 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 256 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 654 110 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 098 65 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 126 30 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 527 79 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 288 313 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 274 302 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 262 295 $100,000 or more .................... 380 353 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 220 83 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 997 49 376 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 618 1 695 $1,000.. 20 894 27 075 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 913 15 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 095 1 228 Other ............................... 523 467 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 720 750 200 days or more ................... 440 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 021 1 110 number.. 83 628 90 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 557 557 number.. 19 724 19 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 376 468 number.. 16 932 19 921 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 029 1 128 number.. 43 299 44 007 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 346 427 number.. 120 562 119 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 369 448 number.. 225 133 219 450 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 94 134 number.. 4 235 6 698 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 92 number.. (D) 82 742 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 15 number.. 1 300 6 926 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 135 1 309 acres.. 143 123 116 899 bushels.. 15 781 332 14 894 115 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 30 acres.. 239 702 bushels.. 8 021 20 925 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 19 acres.. 813 389 bushels.. 44 737 21 109 Oats for grain................farms.. 583 766 acres.. 13 239 18 978 bushels.. 761 182 1 070 831 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 601 576 acres.. 44 347 37 702 bushels.. 1 394 678 1 550 938 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 983 1 103 acres.. 51 474 59 742 tons, dry.. 155 404 200 305 @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. .