1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 270 1 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 831 318 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 997 191 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 878 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 991 46 296 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 236 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 392 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 398 444 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 153 1 345 acres.. 252 614 258 114 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 055 1 234 acres.. 196 861 184 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 8 acres.. 259 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 390 86 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 323 59 514 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 360 25 463 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 031 60 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 225 269 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 173 220 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 204 $100,000 or more .................... 256 234 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 144 67 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 467 46 501 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 270 1 446 $1,000.. 12 531 17 929 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 867 12 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 749 801 Other ............................... 521 645 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 660 792 200 days or more ................... 442 551 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 707 791 number.. 58 888 61 568 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 336 number.. 10 493 9 184 Milk cows ..................farms.. 274 340 number.. 14 374 16 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 704 809 number.. 27 356 27 113 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 145 196 number.. 44 561 42 636 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 156 207 number.. 74 268 73 052 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 114 number.. 4 405 6 855 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 58 number.. 2 807 11 269 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 11 number.. 793 689 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 792 996 acres.. 101 911 85 102 bushels.. 9 623 962 10 620 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 40 acres.. 281 770 bushels.. 10 480 21 550 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 31 acres.. 238 487 bushels.. 7 707 24 903 Oats for grain................farms.. 383 559 acres.. 9 527 14 987 bushels.. 506 270 855 473 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 546 573 acres.. 40 497 32 650 bushels.. 1 039 193 1 281 648 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 716 892 acres.. 31 005 41 749 tons, dry.. 86 099 137 700 @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. .