1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 866 972 Land in farms ..................acres.. 405 029 411 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 701 244 903 Average per acre .........dollars.. 850 557 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 085 65 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 363 500 to 999 acres .................... 235 255 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 914 acres.. 370 847 374 287 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 768 893 acres.. 319 407 281 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 2 850 2 687 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 059 66 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 519 67 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 419 41 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 641 24 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 229 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 184 223 $100,000 or more .................... 260 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 915 48 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 952 49 652 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 867 971 $1,000.. 14 160 18 949 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 333 19 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 678 790 Other ............................... 188 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 370 200 days or more ................... 158 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 295 number.. 24 947 21 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 150 number.. 4 278 3 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 71 number.. 1 664 2 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 300 number.. 14 197 15 244 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 205 225 number.. 66 387 59 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 221 237 number.. 133 334 106 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 38 number.. 1 691 2 553 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 575 1 970 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 685 780 acres.. 114 637 80 833 bushels.. 11 318 209 8 366 476 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 522 787 acres.. 50 589 66 453 bushels.. 2 212 431 2 600 897 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 15 acres.. (D) 766 bushels.. (D) 39 678 Oats for grain................farms.. 73 239 acres.. 1 642 6 181 bushels.. 100 114 403 422 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 697 821 acres.. 144 515 116 783 bushels.. 3 973 446 4 020 842 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 287 acres.. 9 624 11 354 tons, dry.. 26 320 31 167 @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. .