1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 176 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 665 118 959 Average size of farm .......acres.. 589 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 764 203 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 293 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 587 42 227 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 167 217 acres.. 74 048 83 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 202 acres.. 40 733 52 772 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 585 6 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 735 27 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 038 4 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 547 1 961 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 27 $100,000 or more .................... 17 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 680 5 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 088 24 558 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 177 222 $1,000.. (D) 753 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 129 Other ............................... 73 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 129 200 days or more ................... 60 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 103 number.. 3 879 4 926 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 83 number.. 1 888 2 484 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 14 number.. 323 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 97 number.. 1 944 2 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 17 number.. 702 726 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 16 number.. 1 213 2 378 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 152 146 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 427 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 17 acres.. 873 622 bushels.. 64 304 49 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 113 acres.. 11 961 14 756 bushels.. 451 659 450 803 Barley for grain..............farms.. 36 70 acres.. 3 416 6 075 bushels.. 181 938 272 604 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 83 acres.. 2 107 3 607 bushels.. 98 707 158 953 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 1 024 pounds.. (D) 1 382 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 395 553 bushels.. 33 813 13 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 138 acres.. 13 136 14 088 tons, dry.. 19 866 23 333 @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. .