1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 696 748 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 453 253 044 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 709 176 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 615 509 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 427 49 482 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 291 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 698 acres.. 225 490 218 265 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 676 acres.. 164 378 152 395 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 384 655 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 732 47 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 892 63 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 220 17 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 512 30 280 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 150 $100,000 or more .................... 149 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 131 38 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 059 51 563 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 695 747 $1,000.. 8 318 8 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 968 11 240 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 545 615 Other ............................... 151 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 249 200 days or more ................... 108 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 393 number.. 27 765 33 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 168 number.. 5 431 5 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 141 number.. 3 347 5 614 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 409 number.. 21 023 22 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 178 217 number.. 66 435 43 565 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 198 226 number.. 113 037 81 096 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 58 number.. 7 312 4 088 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 35 number.. 1 944 26 474 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 2 370 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 509 602 acres.. 69 089 56 143 bushels.. 5 601 058 5 730 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 198 385 acres.. 8 771 16 679 bushels.. 352 251 615 539 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 48 acres.. 293 1 159 bushels.. 13 978 58 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 186 342 acres.. 4 710 9 971 bushels.. 288 730 618 933 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 498 518 acres.. 69 386 45 719 bushels.. 1 626 316 1 578 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 426 acres.. 13 803 19 039 tons, dry.. 39 314 59 405 @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. .