1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 471 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 147 286 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 571 517 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 651 284 412 Average per acre .........dollars.. 759 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 655 74 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 440 528 acres.. 251 425 263 589 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 419 519 acres.. 229 790 204 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 23 acres.. 3 067 2 492 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 067 42 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 546 77 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 693 29 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 374 13 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 108 $100,000 or more .................... 148 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 796 36 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 861 65 740 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 471 556 $1,000.. 9 719 7 095 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 634 12 761 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 458 Other ............................... 86 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 238 200 days or more ................... 84 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 138 161 number.. 9 746 10 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 70 number.. 1 239 1 482 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 58 number.. 1 711 1 808 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 166 number.. 9 033 7 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 76 number.. 23 956 22 665 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 82 number.. 44 588 41 903 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 17 number.. 869 3 063 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 825 1 220 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 270 337 acres.. 42 935 28 377 bushels.. 3 552 805 2 810 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 345 466 acres.. 72 656 69 464 bushels.. 3 600 840 2 833 552 Barley for grain..............farms.. 107 296 acres.. 12 181 23 589 bushels.. 828 968 1 273 318 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 97 acres.. 1 167 3 104 bushels.. 87 472 230 803 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 364 905 pounds.. 546 000 1 337 452 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 349 424 acres.. 86 002 64 282 bushels.. 2 388 999 2 040 538 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 164 acres.. 5 583 6 335 tons, dry.. 17 023 20 721 @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. .