1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 509 2 925 Land in farms ..................acres.. 821 073 876 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 327 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 893 167 050 Average per acre .........dollars.. 554 557 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 559 47 830 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 120 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 721 858 180 to 499 acres .................... 1 040 1 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 343 356 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 321 2 740 acres.. 582 018 631 010 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 190 2 585 acres.. 472 236 474 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 178 185 acres.. 38 172 34 026 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 170 725 159 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 045 54 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 481 39 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 244 120 304 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 330 395 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 226 244 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 321 369 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 405 513 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 301 433 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 428 561 $100,000 or more .................... 498 410 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 084 122 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 043 41 792 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 509 2 924 $1,000.. 37 668 36 340 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 013 12 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 740 2 140 Other ............................... 769 785 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 039 1 211 200 days or more ................... 563 613 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 545 1 838 number.. 111 938 124 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 617 572 number.. 13 859 12 282 Milk cows ..................farms.. 782 1 078 number.. 34 395 42 551 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 524 1 857 number.. 46 455 53 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 249 319 number.. 43 089 40 472 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 251 324 number.. 97 176 92 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 128 151 number.. 6 913 10 393 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 129 number.. (D) 56 430 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 34 number.. 18 495 8 937 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 198 1 553 acres.. 114 550 101 431 bushels.. 7 608 072 9 063 864 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 613 775 acres.. 64 101 57 503 bushels.. 2 877 089 2 236 095 Barley for grain..............farms.. 321 551 acres.. 15 124 30 049 bushels.. 906 994 1 455 362 Oats for grain................farms.. 966 1 323 acres.. 39 800 55 193 bushels.. 2 493 166 2 577 525 Sunflower seed................farms.. 38 12 acres.. 2 124 (D) pounds.. 3 555 113 481 140 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 481 430 acres.. 68 249 42 983 bushels.. 1 614 779 1 382 627 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 735 2 118 acres.. 119 409 144 743 tons, dry.. 303 839 353 780 @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. .