1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 947 1 036 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 023 368 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 417 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 665 248 682 Average per acre .........dollars.. 950 695 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 759 62 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 389 500 to 999 acres .................... 233 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 868 933 acres.. 360 644 336 818 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 843 905 acres.. 319 467 265 676 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 148 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 272 93 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 443 90 136 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 457 40 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 814 52 500 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 198 243 $100,000 or more .................... 368 297 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 246 70 473 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 184 68 024 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 947 1 036 $1,000.. 21 066 20 084 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 245 19 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 755 795 Other ............................... 192 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 410 200 days or more ................... 182 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 368 number.. 40 032 39 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 150 number.. 5 915 5 898 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 89 number.. 3 050 3 602 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 354 383 number.. 32 486 32 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 306 334 number.. 136 032 110 551 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 319 358 number.. 261 233 201 693 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 98 number.. 6 447 5 377 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 35 number.. (D) 41 931 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. 2 235 1 165 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 731 795 acres.. 151 049 107 532 bushels.. 16 772 186 12 290 407 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 197 372 acres.. 9 492 16 003 bushels.. 435 112 646 844 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 17 acres.. 370 746 bushels.. 12 132 39 280 Oats for grain................farms.. 205 317 acres.. 4 762 8 356 bushels.. 388 663 555 311 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 90 (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 731 778 acres.. 140 841 114 841 bushels.. 4 868 127 4 347 486 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 440 acres.. 11 447 16 490 tons, dry.. 38 704 48 352 @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. .