1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANABEC COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 650 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 545 164 403 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 965 108 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 630 536 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 574 27 376 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 326 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 594 717 acres.. 74 912 79 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 557 685 acres.. 56 688 56 984 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) 138 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 874 20 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 038 27 141 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 183 2 026 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 691 18 900 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 85 $100,000 or more .................... 42 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 687 17 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 630 22 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 649 770 $1,000.. 3 294 3 742 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 075 4 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 409 Other ............................... 333 362 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 454 200 days or more ................... 267 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 386 488 number.. 23 474 25 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 229 number.. 6 008 5 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 119 180 number.. 4 534 6 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 476 number.. 10 491 14 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 67 number.. 14 933 11 759 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 62 number.. 30 580 23 898 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 42 number.. 1 972 1 569 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 48 number.. 1 025 1 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 298 256 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 223 300 acres.. 16 010 12 123 bushels.. 1 233 692 1 003 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 62 39 bushels.. 2 400 440 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 270 318 bushels.. 14 410 9 877 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 185 acres.. 2 552 3 925 bushels.. 132 729 133 495 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 61 acres.. 4 743 1 891 bushels.. 112 945 52 055 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 614 acres.. 29 398 34 622 tons, dry.. 58 596 47 826 @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. .