1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 75 079 85 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 666 944 26 573 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 342 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 612 218 808 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 700 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 859 55 741 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 517 4 613 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 927 9 481 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 967 24 947 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 395 30 963 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 497 10 814 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 776 4 261 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 866 79 461 acres.. 21 387 063 21 876 066 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 549 76 537 acres.. 18 201 061 16 635 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 368 2 425 acres.. 370 404 353 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 477 004 5 676 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 269 66 719 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 054 747 2 500 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 422 257 3 175 549 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 725 11 915 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 387 6 509 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 028 8 293 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 187 13 588 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 168 12 983 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 482 15 385 $100,000 or more .................... 19 102 16 406 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 244 708 4 427 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 860 52 040 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 75 075 85 078 $1,000.. 1 216 890 1 233 896 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 209 14 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 021 58 519 Other ............................... 24 058 26 560 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 932 39 567 200 days or more ................... 19 826 22 006 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 501 40 222 number.. 2 543 373 2 700 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 101 15 528 number.. 381 869 360 153 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 380 17 454 number.. 609 034 709 832 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 852 39 972 number.. 1 388 581 1 474 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 125 16 042 number.. 4 668 590 4 236 500 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 749 16 652 number.. 9 141 699 8 073 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 451 4 250 number.. 221 777 241 603 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 310 4 003 number.. 14 324 989 12 124 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 679 1 000 number.. 36 828 542 27 356 247 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 961 51 355 acres.. 6 123 731 4 756 348 bushels.. 669 550 546 567 384 166 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 753 20 238 acres.. 2 609 161 2 444 294 bushels.. 126 255 763 97 967 169 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 216 8 412 acres.. 592 914 807 374 bushels.. 42 514 551 44 734 800 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 658 25 984 acres.. 465 846 730 864 bushels.. 29 142 473 39 554 088 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 131 683 acres.. 202 025 82 278 pounds.. 278 550 934 117 623 254 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 581 36 348 acres.. 5 078 066 4 384 981 bushels.. 162 137 215 166 025 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 336 46 531 acres.. 2 098 145 2 418 800 tons, dry.. 5 082 391 5 920 884 @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. .