1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIPESTONE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 778 785 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 658 246 804 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 135 167 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 838 539 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 304 47 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 311 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 693 acres.. 223 165 216 284 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 649 673 acres.. 186 470 164 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 178 2 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 664 52 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 404 67 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 880 22 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 785 30 302 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 169 176 $100,000 or more .................... 193 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 829 37 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 477 48 026 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 778 785 $1,000.. 10 620 15 000 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 650 19 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 605 Other ............................... 188 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 347 200 days or more ................... 162 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 430 427 number.. 35 710 33 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 185 number.. 6 708 5 759 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 144 number.. 5 143 6 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 436 number.. 22 396 17 684 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 189 257 number.. 70 506 60 433 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 204 272 number.. 139 568 114 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 74 69 number.. 10 303 5 437 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. (D) 19 645 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 2 745 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 552 609 acres.. 85 421 68 352 bushels.. 7 176 646 7 691 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 119 acres.. 1 122 4 603 bushels.. 40 119 161 790 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 169 152 bushels.. 11 675 7 524 Oats for grain................farms.. 248 330 acres.. 6 661 11 141 bushels.. 434 407 711 928 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 544 540 acres.. 75 713 60 994 bushels.. 1 882 129 2 145 803 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 432 acres.. 15 398 16 574 tons, dry.. 44 963 51 341 @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. .