1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUBBARD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 387 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 412 123 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 620 122 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 454 456 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 565 27 423 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 430 acres.. 61 907 69 890 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 380 acres.. 40 335 48 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 27 acres.. 16 092 15 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 377 18 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 734 40 644 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 980 11 301 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 397 7 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 23 $100,000 or more .................... 24 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 780 11 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 854 25 975 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 461 $1,000.. 3 099 6 872 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 965 14 908 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 194 Other ............................... 224 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 311 200 days or more ................... 168 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 247 number.. 9 401 10 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 173 number.. 3 488 3 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 37 number.. 900 1 095 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 246 number.. 5 439 7 080 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 59 number.. 6 262 8 750 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 60 number.. 10 050 14 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 34 number.. 1 971 1 524 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 33 number.. 773 1 395 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 305 2 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 61 acres.. 6 159 5 761 bushels.. 457 945 536 005 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 21 acres.. 437 1 058 bushels.. 11 834 42 035 Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 30 acres.. 1 403 2 515 bushels.. 57 588 80 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 81 acres.. 2 060 3 053 bushels.. 103 024 84 739 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 341 acres.. 17 790 22 379 tons, dry.. 21 198 29 788 @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. .