1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ISANTI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 680 817 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 563 142 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 093 139 999 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 135 812 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 147 28 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 781 acres.. 95 251 101 753 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 726 acres.. 75 886 70 478 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 28 acres.. 2 417 1 874 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 670 19 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 926 23 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 634 8 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 036 11 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 231 269 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 58 $100,000 or more .................... 51 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 188 15 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 786 19 280 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 679 817 $1,000.. 1 539 2 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 267 2 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 334 Other ............................... 383 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 555 200 days or more ................... 297 409 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 338 number.. 8 960 11 318 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 143 number.. 1 531 1 426 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 110 number.. 2 155 3 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 294 number.. 3 547 5 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 122 number.. 11 509 14 756 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 122 number.. 26 534 29 853 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 40 number.. 2 441 2 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 50 number.. 1 792 2 081 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 1 158 543 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 332 492 acres.. 39 057 30 292 bushels.. 3 475 770 2 813 406 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 467 490 bushels.. 17 582 12 556 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 92 bushels.. (D) 4 005 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 142 acres.. 1 354 3 195 bushels.. 85 578 118 435 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 256 acres.. 22 719 16 297 bushels.. 424 178 460 449 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 350 469 acres.. 11 003 17 051 tons, dry.. 27 790 34 457 @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. .