1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAHNOMEN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 368 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 573 197 078 Average size of farm .......acres.. 507 501 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 235 219 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 526 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 305 55 036 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 378 acres.. 152 401 157 049 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 364 acres.. 124 997 113 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 504 17 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 435 43 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 026 10 233 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 478 6 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 67 $100,000 or more .................... 68 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 069 16 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 819 40 916 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 368 393 $1,000.. 3 244 573 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 815 1 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 306 Other ............................... 93 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 172 200 days or more ................... 68 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 205 number.. 12 127 12 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 108 number.. 3 249 2 732 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 77 number.. 2 506 2 289 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 206 number.. 4 783 5 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 47 number.. 5 302 6 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 49 number.. 8 068 13 889 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 367 857 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. 275 761 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 110 acres.. 8 118 5 881 bushels.. 550 724 562 399 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 227 253 acres.. 48 597 34 327 bushels.. 2 060 995 1 454 246 Barley for grain..............farms.. 196 243 acres.. 36 754 42 317 bushels.. 2 515 118 2 367 324 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 87 acres.. 2 470 3 763 bushels.. 145 681 209 817 Sunflower seed................farms.. 18 2 acres.. 3 884 (D) pounds.. 6 295 355 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 98 acres.. 11 807 11 260 bushels.. 283 335 348 156 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 233 acres.. 15 019 13 840 tons, dry.. 37 429 37 167 @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. .