1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MURRAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 903 995 Land in farms ..................acres.. 375 628 372 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 277 246 338 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 771 70 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 355 445 500 to 999 acres .................... 226 212 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 847 939 acres.. 345 353 340 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 832 931 acres.. 308 321 272 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 301 87 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 861 87 671 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 794 44 240 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 507 42 992 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 181 272 $100,000 or more .................... 350 319 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 489 64 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 921 64 965 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 903 995 $1,000.. 19 059 22 041 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 106 22 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 721 837 Other ............................... 182 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 300 348 200 days or more ................... 144 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 410 number.. 39 089 37 886 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 143 number.. 5 313 4 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 122 number.. 3 697 5 041 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 421 number.. 31 125 28 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 288 335 number.. 105 165 93 047 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 312 354 number.. 191 980 169 843 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 71 number.. 7 783 6 754 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 45 number.. (D) 22 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 17 number.. (D) 5 335 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 754 861 acres.. 146 668 114 705 bushels.. 15 380 906 13 448 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 188 acres.. 1 944 5 755 bushels.. 84 439 197 917 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 107 149 bushels.. 6 924 8 340 Oats for grain................farms.. 224 353 acres.. 5 234 9 022 bushels.. 401 499 573 428 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 729 815 acres.. 143 273 128 556 bushels.. 4 709 278 4 760 047 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 385 445 acres.. 12 665 14 244 tons, dry.. 38 648 43 065 @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. .