1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KITTSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 521 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 482 991 498 259 Average size of farm .......acres.. 927 865 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 835 442 424 Average per acre .........dollars.. 592 486 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 228 105 814 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 200 196 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 562 acres.. 413 926 424 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 481 545 acres.. 324 626 292 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 380 1 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 600 49 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 234 86 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 166 44 977 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 434 4 663 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 121 $100,000 or more .................... 209 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 065 42 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 993 73 855 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 522 576 $1,000.. 12 212 6 553 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 396 11 376 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 470 Other ............................... 119 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 262 200 days or more ................... 107 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 159 number.. 11 227 13 435 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 142 number.. 5 784 6 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 300 471 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 158 number.. 7 526 7 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 22 number.. 2 668 3 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 21 number.. 4 569 4 874 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 31 number.. 865 2 533 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 211 337 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 7 acres.. 1 474 357 bushels.. 135 970 27 349 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 349 460 acres.. 227 248 188 908 bushels.. 11 844 766 8 585 906 Barley for grain..............farms.. 188 314 acres.. 32 077 42 237 bushels.. 2 254 940 2 773 312 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 98 acres.. 5 635 6 744 bushels.. 342 566 472 092 Sunflower seed................farms.. 68 62 acres.. 16 354 7 631 pounds.. 15 244 082 12 480 461 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 21 acres.. 438 1 448 bushels.. (D) 34 494 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 187 acres.. 16 174 17 014 tons, dry.. 31 384 32 672 @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. .