1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RED LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 352 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 208 210 348 Average size of farm .......acres.. 520 521 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 302 200 903 Average per acre .........dollars.. 400 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 263 50 075 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 320 379 acres.. 154 569 182 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 358 acres.. 116 928 115 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 988 19 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 149 47 807 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 769 11 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 220 8 192 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 79 $100,000 or more .................... 78 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 784 17 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 364 44 311 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 352 404 $1,000.. 4 560 1 707 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 956 4 225 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 279 Other ............................... 106 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 187 200 days or more ................... 84 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 207 number.. 14 548 14 494 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 124 number.. 4 493 4 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 82 number.. 2 396 2 881 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 205 number.. 6 372 5 956 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 31 number.. 2 233 4 865 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 33 number.. 3 857 11 909 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 12 number.. 2 581 753 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 125 acres.. 4 542 5 467 bushels.. 239 727 524 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 258 acres.. 55 402 47 113 bushels.. 2 686 599 1 831 946 Barley for grain..............farms.. 151 222 acres.. 20 712 24 186 bushels.. 1 574 804 1 357 960 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 95 acres.. 5 201 4 642 bushels.. 366 283 303 215 Sunflower seed................farms.. 62 57 acres.. 10 699 8 959 pounds.. 12 919 490 13 607 974 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 22 acres.. 1 769 2 218 bushels.. 31 582 71 316 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 218 acres.. 15 174 17 693 tons, dry.. 37 076 47 153 @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. .