1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 35 47 Land in farms ..................acres.. 5 262 6 404 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 802 92 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 804 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 824 16 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 35 44 acres.. 1 530 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 33 40 acres.. (D) 1 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 3 269 6 346 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 1 2 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 190 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 439 4 973 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 35 47 $1,000.. (D) 65 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 373 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 14 19 Other ............................... 21 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 31 200 days or more ................... 13 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 24 number.. 194 366 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 13 18 number.. 125 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. 17 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 37 acres.. 934 1 211 tons, dry.. 1 291 1 541 @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. .