1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 979 1 085 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 274 258 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 927 132 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 493 551 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 044 29 328 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 386 464 180 to 499 acres .................... 358 405 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 937 1 045 acres.. 140 539 135 891 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 885 1 004 acres.. 96 133 91 867 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 807 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 883 32 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 760 29 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 651 2 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 232 29 165 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 350 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 121 $100,000 or more .................... 101 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 109 24 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 853 22 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 978 1 085 $1,000.. 6 003 7 231 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 138 6 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 539 574 Other ............................... 440 511 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 508 597 200 days or more ................... 325 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 661 728 number.. 39 539 37 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 347 323 number.. 7 262 5 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 274 340 number.. 11 310 11 762 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 645 701 number.. 15 189 15 253 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 91 number.. 6 001 5 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 83 number.. 13 671 11 617 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 51 number.. 2 399 2 898 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 96 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 885 2 615 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 245 341 acres.. 14 409 11 713 bushels.. 1 141 328 1 001 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 12 acres.. 416 214 bushels.. 13 872 4 671 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 18 acres.. 469 465 bushels.. 19 695 15 012 Oats for grain................farms.. 229 236 acres.. 4 820 5 105 bushels.. 242 237 181 933 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 32 acres.. 5 291 1 026 bushels.. 125 098 29 331 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 806 946 acres.. 60 292 67 002 tons, dry.. 108 773 102 763 @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. .