1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREEBORN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 154 1 358 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 534 384 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 715 242 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 172 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 945 65 340 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 370 454 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 198 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 072 1 248 acres.. 342 789 357 930 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 031 1 193 acres.. 313 331 280 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 2 610 2 337 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 108 112 422 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 014 82 785 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 967 62 436 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 141 49 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 230 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 192 273 $100,000 or more .................... 381 347 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 813 84 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 893 61 994 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 154 1 357 $1,000.. 16 320 27 615 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 142 20 350 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 800 922 Other ............................... 354 436 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 653 200 days or more ................... 310 387 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 435 number.. 17 595 22 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 145 number.. 1 883 2 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 156 number.. 3 797 5 504 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 419 number.. 8 865 12 613 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 295 393 number.. 150 810 151 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 307 417 number.. 314 730 295 890 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 86 number.. 3 619 3 718 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 64 number.. (D) 458 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 9 number.. 2 741 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 895 1 033 acres.. 174 055 134 963 bushels.. 21 824 999 18 258 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 30 acres.. 91 547 bushels.. 4 026 19 405 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 106 52 bushels.. 6 677 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 181 308 acres.. 2 962 5 413 bushels.. 203 811 309 164 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 812 958 acres.. 116 290 117 660 bushels.. 4 127 269 4 952 827 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 355 482 acres.. 8 812 13 222 tons, dry.. 22 386 44 182 @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. .