1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 214 1 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 392 615 385 648 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 764 232 820 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 053 55 979 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 405 180 to 499 acres .................... 413 456 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 113 1 255 acres.. 365 551 357 029 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 071 1 223 acres.. 331 257 280 686 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 29 acres.. 1 331 3 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 032 102 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 931 76 456 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 622 53 699 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 411 48 829 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 190 232 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 229 289 $100,000 or more .................... 361 331 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 532 78 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 868 58 186 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 214 1 342 $1,000.. 19 823 22 959 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 329 17 108 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 860 964 Other ............................... 354 377 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 578 200 days or more ................... 317 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 458 number.. 23 077 27 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 166 number.. 2 629 2 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 116 177 number.. 5 774 7 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 475 number.. 16 016 17 737 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 339 388 number.. 155 831 135 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 362 404 number.. 280 671 225 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 79 number.. 3 783 5 750 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 52 number.. 29 090 220 569 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. 492 697 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 927 1 072 acres.. 169 180 123 664 bushels.. 19 904 673 16 299 662 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 64 acres.. 455 1 531 bushels.. 21 006 50 219 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 50 246 bushels.. 4 250 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 224 437 acres.. 5 247 10 680 bushels.. 297 459 602 451 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 899 979 acres.. 134 570 118 202 bushels.. 4 551 320 4 832 020 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 518 acres.. 11 186 18 738 tons, dry.. 30 036 57 015 @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. .