1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KOOCHICHING COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 189 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 778 81 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 539 111 363 Average per acre .........dollars.. 332 366 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 330 27 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 236 acres.. 34 928 40 653 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 233 acres.. 20 659 23 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 858 915 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 505 5 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 546 20 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 327 1 341 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 179 3 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 19 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 914 3 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 416 16 108 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 248 $1,000.. 799 1 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 228 5 606 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 82 110 Other ............................... 107 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 122 155 200 days or more ................... 76 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 131 number.. 5 911 6 672 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 104 number.. 2 593 2 809 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 326 463 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 126 number.. 2 890 4 545 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 352 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 1 201 2 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 13 number.. 507 948 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) 1 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 14 acres.. 500 352 bushels.. 22 600 29 356 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 44 acres.. 1 160 2 035 bushels.. 48 704 58 370 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 30 acres.. 561 917 bushels.. 28 470 33 290 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 73 acres.. 1 453 1 918 bushels.. 75 728 80 965 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 210 acres.. 15 781 17 087 tons, dry.. 22 784 22 604 @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. .