1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANDIYOHI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 113 1 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 360 500 377 392 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 539 217 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 762 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 767 59 663 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 311 180 to 499 acres .................... 392 463 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 164 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 010 1 112 acres.. 314 802 329 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 960 1 084 acres.. 275 617 254 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 50 acres.. 6 618 7 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 186 168 155 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 267 127 237 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 301 40 820 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 137 867 114 282 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 179 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 192 259 $100,000 or more .................... 316 268 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 157 855 121 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 828 99 950 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 113 1 218 $1,000.. 27 416 32 796 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 632 26 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 769 901 Other ............................... 344 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 525 200 days or more ................... 278 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 452 498 number.. 33 582 31 768 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 135 number.. 2 727 2 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 201 275 number.. 9 277 10 190 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 505 number.. 15 346 14 467 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 219 250 number.. 85 072 78 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 245 265 number.. 167 824 168 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 40 number.. 5 955 2 054 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 43 number.. (D) 149 585 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 370 564 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 734 876 acres.. 125 008 102 694 bushels.. 12 856 095 12 495 833 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 460 acres.. 7 219 19 979 bushels.. 296 093 765 890 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 17 acres.. 487 213 bushels.. 22 615 10 974 Oats for grain................farms.. 216 439 acres.. 6 399 13 005 bushels.. 401 304 776 569 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 661 724 acres.. 93 643 78 123 bushels.. 2 767 376 2 935 492 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 517 592 acres.. 27 298 29 231 tons, dry.. 97 892 88 192 @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. .