1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 739 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 432 153 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 914 111 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 183 31 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 323 396 180 to 499 acres .................... 240 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 692 780 acres.. 88 683 90 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 662 748 acres.. 68 294 66 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 149 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 998 28 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 886 34 298 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 734 3 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 264 25 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 116 $100,000 or more .................... 77 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 482 21 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 109 25 280 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 738 834 $1,000.. 5 279 6 445 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 153 7 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 467 Other ............................... 317 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 459 200 days or more ................... 255 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 554 number.. 27 254 29 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 175 number.. 3 569 2 068 Milk cows ..................farms.. 207 293 number.. 8 245 11 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 550 number.. 13 156 13 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 95 number.. 11 620 10 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 97 number.. 26 549 25 816 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 31 number.. 929 1 713 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 306 405 acres.. 21 724 17 865 bushels.. 1 761 979 1 601 631 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 11 acres.. 279 199 bushels.. 9 968 6 393 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 4 acres.. 277 96 bushels.. 17 740 4 060 Oats for grain................farms.. 171 261 acres.. 3 423 5 394 bushels.. 184 639 238 766 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 116 79 acres.. 7 446 3 525 bushels.. 150 486 114 803 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 551 673 acres.. 28 347 32 475 tons, dry.. 59 767 58 216 @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. .