1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LE SUEUR COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 845 932 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 031 222 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 290 789 206 137 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 230 904 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 894 51 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 273 296 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 791 857 acres.. 178 474 192 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 752 817 acres.. 157 431 150 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 718 1 481 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 365 59 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 355 64 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 650 24 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 714 34 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 157 $100,000 or more .................... 187 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 443 46 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 690 50 113 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 844 932 $1,000.. 10 286 10 629 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 187 11 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 552 618 Other ............................... 293 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 469 200 days or more ................... 264 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 405 number.. 23 395 24 553 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 179 number.. 3 209 3 465 Milk cows ..................farms.. 108 133 number.. 4 776 5 101 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 327 394 number.. 13 975 14 781 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 218 263 number.. 82 581 72 437 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 231 272 number.. 150 156 134 372 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 52 number.. 2 170 1 945 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 540 1 525 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 604 676 acres.. 71 588 60 438 bushels.. 9 185 545 7 602 054 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 295 acres.. 3 777 9 085 bushels.. 163 913 301 982 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 112 79 bushels.. 4 810 3 405 Oats for grain................farms.. 141 227 acres.. 2 185 3 932 bushels.. 141 326 196 518 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 574 625 acres.. 65 897 56 901 bushels.. 2 447 537 2 327 857 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 433 acres.. 10 116 14 072 tons, dry.. 29 785 39 382 @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. .