1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUSTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 974 1 073 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 049 285 056 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 072 177 343 Average per acre .........dollars.. 755 648 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 982 49 561 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 337 180 to 499 acres .................... 409 474 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 894 1 012 acres.. 157 637 164 259 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 845 972 acres.. 123 323 120 124 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 149 334 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 364 67 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 510 62 668 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 527 10 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 838 56 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 158 192 $100,000 or more .................... 221 224 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 178 50 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 987 46 732 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 973 1 074 $1,000.. 15 469 18 174 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 899 16 922 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 683 761 Other ............................... 291 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 438 200 days or more ................... 249 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 726 799 number.. 66 132 75 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 397 385 number.. 12 149 11 404 Milk cows ..................farms.. 269 349 number.. 13 075 16 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 734 809 number.. 60 761 43 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 221 270 number.. 50 403 54 051 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 222 283 number.. 91 145 91 356 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 814 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 51 number.. 2 667 13 979 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 32 314 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 706 833 acres.. 56 220 49 576 bushels.. 6 689 493 6 456 008 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 307 154 bushels.. 10 265 5 574 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 24 acres.. 331 279 bushels.. 19 052 15 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 381 499 acres.. 7 931 10 038 bushels.. 450 527 545 907 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 180 152 acres.. 8 995 4 707 bushels.. 326 733 204 976 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 713 835 acres.. 45 354 52 445 tons, dry.. 146 379 163 473 @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. .