1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENNINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 480 585 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 089 305 784 Average size of farm .......acres.. 584 523 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 374 171 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 362 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 982 50 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 552 acres.. 243 524 267 721 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 526 acres.. 185 804 174 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 355 22 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 157 38 284 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 915 13 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 441 8 791 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 91 $100,000 or more .................... 105 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 804 20 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 509 35 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 480 586 $1,000.. 6 729 2 008 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 018 3 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 398 Other ............................... 151 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 272 200 days or more ................... 107 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 248 number.. 11 408 12 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 137 number.. 3 325 3 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 84 number.. 1 727 2 525 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 242 number.. 5 636 5 572 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 27 number.. 3 156 4 474 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 26 number.. 6 887 13 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 20 number.. 1 349 774 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 number.. 1 137 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 2 750 767 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 85 acres.. 1 678 3 988 bushels.. 83 668 323 972 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 332 398 acres.. 103 908 79 542 bushels.. 5 012 010 2 674 201 Barley for grain..............farms.. 224 282 acres.. 34 183 38 320 bushels.. 2 614 567 1 835 461 Oats for grain................farms.. 124 197 acres.. 8 428 14 070 bushels.. 588 927 835 077 Sunflower seed................farms.. 102 71 acres.. 18 038 10 758 pounds.. 24 137 612 16 339 786 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 31 acres.. 1 405 2 285 bushels.. 27 856 61 349 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 280 acres.. 18 626 22 749 tons, dry.. 43 247 53 888 @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. .