1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEEKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 076 1 153 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 111 298 623 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 178 197 249 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 740 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 379 56 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 319 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 390 440 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 995 1 073 acres.. 257 625 255 592 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 1 044 acres.. 227 495 197 375 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 36 acres.. 3 744 3 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 790 85 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 742 73 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 987 28 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 803 56 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 163 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 174 210 $100,000 or more .................... 247 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 978 69 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 049 60 157 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 075 1 152 $1,000.. 13 725 15 599 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 768 13 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 742 805 Other ............................... 334 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 475 540 200 days or more ................... 290 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 520 number.. 27 823 33 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 149 number.. 2 729 2 707 Milk cows ..................farms.. 185 243 number.. 8 829 11 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 502 number.. 12 873 14 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 204 270 number.. 70 405 68 715 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 210 277 number.. 126 424 118 218 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 36 number.. 2 925 1 300 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 60 number.. 1 474 738 898 930 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 11 number.. 5 706 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 757 885 acres.. 105 285 85 298 bushels.. 10 779 761 9 869 401 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 334 acres.. 6 638 11 271 bushels.. 260 819 369 940 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 33 acres.. 787 660 bushels.. 47 362 29 165 Oats for grain................farms.. 179 414 acres.. 4 610 9 590 bushels.. 295 564 484 773 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 654 652 acres.. 84 387 56 985 bushels.. 2 491 993 2 071 164 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 466 611 acres.. 18 800 24 957 tons, dry.. 56 635 72 485 @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. .