1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOODHUE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 540 1 686 Land in farms ..................acres.. 379 603 389 539 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 478 207 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 185 897 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 618 57 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 491 585 180 to 499 acres .................... 495 571 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 414 1 554 acres.. 312 529 318 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 338 1 497 acres.. 266 550 246 061 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 25 acres.. 3 154 1 843 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 088 110 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 927 65 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 439 35 585 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 649 75 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 281 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 211 234 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 211 251 $100,000 or more .................... 430 401 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 659 81 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 415 48 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 540 1 686 $1,000.. 24 886 28 433 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 159 16 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 939 1 049 Other ............................... 601 637 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 790 888 200 days or more ................... 515 542 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 920 967 number.. 76 135 78 830 Beef cows ..................farms.. 316 329 number.. 7 205 6 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 426 491 number.. 24 545 26 755 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 894 961 number.. 31 854 31 960 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 198 235 number.. 76 371 65 398 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 212 247 number.. 152 071 123 914 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 142 number.. 4 923 5 294 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 62 number.. 136 682 101 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 27 number.. 3 552 5 271 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 056 1 257 acres.. 123 811 101 781 bushels.. 13 454 608 13 587 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 174 acres.. 1 040 3 231 bushels.. 41 694 93 176 Barley for grain..............farms.. 53 76 acres.. 1 127 1 714 bushels.. 58 236 80 505 Oats for grain................farms.. 433 659 acres.. 11 102 16 499 bushels.. 696 709 1 032 550 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 678 745 acres.. 56 456 45 532 bushels.. 1 761 888 1 852 984 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 986 1 108 acres.. 52 426 61 853 tons, dry.. 154 665 206 530 @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. .