1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POPE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 816 961 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 135 328 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 426 177 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 280 54 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 314 390 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 757 889 acres.. 250 058 264 503 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 721 866 acres.. 201 213 187 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 127 acres.. 25 619 28 457 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 267 52 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 406 55 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 572 21 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 696 31 514 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 184 $100,000 or more .................... 204 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 808 41 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 362 43 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 816 962 $1,000.. 10 857 10 836 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 305 11 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 687 Other ............................... 221 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 404 200 days or more ................... 182 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 514 number.. 35 046 35 774 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 180 number.. 5 037 4 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 199 253 number.. 8 918 10 062 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 443 515 number.. 15 396 15 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 174 number.. 28 236 31 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 168 number.. 55 785 59 944 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 39 number.. 2 261 1 834 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 48 number.. 115 892 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 18 078 3 085 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 518 632 acres.. 79 404 64 289 bushels.. 6 832 747 6 695 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 291 447 acres.. 21 976 24 033 bushels.. 949 546 928 871 Barley for grain..............farms.. 35 128 acres.. 1 039 4 803 bushels.. 66 810 235 369 Oats for grain................farms.. 234 432 acres.. 9 082 18 676 bushels.. 543 231 1 041 877 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 449 462 acres.. 57 451 39 796 bushels.. 1 471 060 1 268 887 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 471 553 acres.. 24 235 26 748 tons, dry.. 65 968 73 558 @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. .