1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NICOLLET COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 786 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 930 250 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 732 274 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 275 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 506 76 540 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 372 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 842 acres.. 225 213 230 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 724 831 acres.. 212 184 191 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 8 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 225 83 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 964 93 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 783 35 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 442 47 311 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 135 185 $100,000 or more .................... 310 280 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 902 64 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 107 72 218 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 786 892 $1,000.. 21 137 19 506 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 892 21 868 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 589 667 Other ............................... 197 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 378 200 days or more ................... 189 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 343 number.. 20 104 24 750 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 69 number.. 1 082 1 100 Milk cows ..................farms.. 134 166 number.. 6 061 7 666 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 334 number.. 9 421 11 057 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 240 283 number.. 158 354 120 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 259 295 number.. 296 439 230 011 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 42 number.. 987 1 294 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 39 number.. (D) 495 792 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 1 119 2 562 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 650 740 acres.. 101 849 78 920 bushels.. 13 626 154 10 675 566 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 243 acres.. 2 138 5 928 bushels.. 92 118 215 536 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 40 (D) bushels.. 3 015 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 158 265 acres.. 2 847 4 899 bushels.. 226 597 269 394 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 641 730 acres.. 89 541 85 733 bushels.. 3 591 829 3 606 370 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 264 356 acres.. 9 273 11 216 tons, dry.. 30 450 38 833 @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. .