1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 807 1 911 Land in farms ..................acres.. 422 916 430 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 624 140 028 Average per acre .........dollars.. 614 628 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 359 41 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 151 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 658 689 180 to 499 acres .................... 802 865 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 670 1 758 acres.. 248 814 253 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 578 1 686 acres.. 184 681 183 537 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 56 acres.. 12 792 9 476 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 262 113 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 660 59 256 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 807 9 554 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 110 455 103 685 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 301 342 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 185 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 237 215 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 224 272 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 217 291 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 317 351 $100,000 or more .................... 326 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 327 92 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 552 48 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 806 1 910 $1,000.. 23 260 21 939 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 879 11 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 148 1 268 Other ............................... 659 643 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 820 888 200 days or more ................... 522 552 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 197 1 331 number.. 79 457 77 571 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 375 number.. 9 877 6 443 Milk cows ..................farms.. 646 792 number.. 27 680 30 407 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 173 1 312 number.. 29 988 33 184 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 327 368 number.. 34 785 38 907 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 316 360 number.. 102 714 99 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 60 number.. 2 145 2 343 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 88 135 number.. 711 168 964 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 49 64 number.. 11 240 875 8 587 406 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 960 1 195 acres.. 61 800 54 852 bushels.. 4 328 585 4 500 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 36 acres.. 722 1 073 bushels.. 22 001 20 766 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 76 acres.. 1 898 1 402 bushels.. 104 571 48 314 Oats for grain................farms.. 494 755 acres.. 11 000 17 672 bushels.. 637 610 682 641 Sunflower seed................farms.. 7 1 acres.. 391 (D) pounds.. 549 439 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 82 acres.. 6 211 3 783 bushels.. 113 716 106 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 333 1 467 acres.. 75 418 78 291 tons, dry.. 166 574 143 030 @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. .