1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 420 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 810 123 555 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 252 100 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 533 428 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 875 18 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 511 acres.. 59 348 59 163 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 482 acres.. 37 561 40 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 829 1 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 324 7 423 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 057 13 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 839 2 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 485 5 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 218 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 19 $100,000 or more .................... 10 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 273 4 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 149 8 666 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 421 541 $1,000.. 1 168 1 728 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 774 3 194 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 203 Other ............................... 255 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 356 200 days or more ................... 165 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 338 number.. 11 049 11 874 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 275 number.. 5 321 5 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 44 number.. 777 958 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 329 number.. 5 798 6 427 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 33 number.. 1 433 5 693 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 24 number.. 4 685 12 148 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 19 number.. 897 912 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. (D) 2 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 450 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 13 acres.. 801 553 bushels.. 74 850 57 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 175 bushels.. (D) 6 455 Barley for grain..............farms.. 15 22 acres.. 503 498 bushels.. 21 257 17 040 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 92 acres.. 1 711 1 735 bushels.. 73 396 66 269 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 2 acres.. 534 (D) bushels.. 5 605 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 465 acres.. 33 459 36 060 tons, dry.. 40 693 51 933 @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. .