1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORMAN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 581 718 Land in farms ..................acres.. 457 670 472 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 788 658 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 554 188 369 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 696 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 053 89 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 176 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 673 acres.. 420 362 428 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 654 acres.. 364 090 316 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 349 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 944 57 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 154 80 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 565 49 169 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 378 8 618 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 157 $100,000 or more .................... 238 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 675 49 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 710 68 383 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 581 719 $1,000.. 17 110 8 366 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 449 11 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 601 Other ............................... 117 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 291 200 days or more ................... 96 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 238 number.. 10 193 13 553 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 127 number.. 2 551 2 973 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 85 number.. 2 023 2 667 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 250 number.. 4 228 6 649 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 54 number.. 9 323 9 354 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 59 number.. 18 951 18 014 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 18 number.. 543 326 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 24 number.. 496 754 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 11 number.. 480 1 444 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 196 acres.. 9 554 10 672 bushels.. 464 499 901 561 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 406 524 acres.. 178 777 133 038 bushels.. 8 241 154 5 852 718 Barley for grain..............farms.. 353 472 acres.. 71 748 77 350 bushels.. 5 444 847 4 493 632 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 93 acres.. 3 165 4 905 bushels.. 233 649 305 189 Sunflower seed................farms.. 91 57 acres.. 14 889 6 404 pounds.. 23 861 173 5 673 386 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 255 331 acres.. 37 857 40 144 bushels.. 1 020 056 1 322 126 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 260 acres.. 11 108 13 237 tons, dry.. 31 888 38 261 @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. .