1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC LEOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 114 1 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 507 258 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 569 168 642 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 143 826 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 559 53 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 543 180 to 499 acres .................... 342 402 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 041 1 238 acres.. 225 505 229 996 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 015 1 208 acres.. 206 850 190 887 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 8 acres.. 288 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 218 68 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 623 52 304 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 480 27 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 738 40 160 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 198 224 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 220 255 $100,000 or more .................... 235 218 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 464 50 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 481 39 106 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 114 1 304 $1,000.. 14 514 17 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 028 13 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 760 909 Other ............................... 354 394 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 569 200 days or more ................... 307 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 688 number.. 34 250 40 571 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 137 number.. 1 779 1 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 303 430 number.. 12 801 16 915 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 551 674 number.. 13 911 14 641 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 190 233 number.. 36 954 43 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 194 249 number.. 75 034 77 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 32 number.. 1 980 1 019 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 67 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 666 3 420 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 797 1 003 acres.. 83 617 64 540 bushels.. 10 116 316 8 434 085 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 219 433 acres.. 6 669 13 446 bushels.. 287 715 472 072 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 68 536 bushels.. 4 255 27 570 Oats for grain................farms.. 324 604 acres.. 6 879 12 711 bushels.. 484 260 717 311 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 739 786 acres.. 84 030 64 119 bushels.. 2 809 916 2 472 952 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 608 753 acres.. 21 498 27 899 tons, dry.. 72 745 97 293 @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. .