1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOBLES COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 199 1 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 416 570 413 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 314 240 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 113 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 643 59 476 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 471 517 500 to 999 acres .................... 215 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 104 1 187 acres.. 389 726 386 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 077 1 163 acres.. 346 574 314 198 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 446 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 999 115 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 253 90 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 007 52 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 992 62 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 213 246 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 280 313 $100,000 or more .................... 393 327 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 878 84 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 536 66 569 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 198 1 268 $1,000.. 26 717 28 259 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 301 22 286 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 984 1 038 Other ............................... 215 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 480 200 days or more ................... 205 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 443 number.. 43 665 42 273 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 193 number.. 6 134 5 247 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 118 number.. 4 241 4 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 400 465 number.. 36 802 40 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 420 446 number.. 201 797 149 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 448 474 number.. 375 674 272 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 97 number.. 9 997 6 425 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 48 number.. (D) 139 166 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 12 number.. 190 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 987 1 098 acres.. 171 416 135 282 bushels.. 18 179 183 16 075 984 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 110 acres.. 799 3 189 bushels.. 29 057 118 761 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 221 377 acres.. 4 372 8 661 bushels.. 329 103 533 491 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 979 1 054 acres.. 161 813 152 025 bushels.. 4 813 908 5 707 678 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 480 acres.. 13 184 14 996 tons, dry.. 40 327 45 744 @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. .