1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RENVILLE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 302 1 455 Land in farms ..................acres.. 600 114 563 931 Average size of farm .......acres.. 461 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 602 238 339 995 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 295 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 217 80 612 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 502 602 500 to 999 acres .................... 283 270 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 225 1 346 acres.. 566 274 531 409 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 204 1 332 acres.. 532 506 446 181 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 298 444 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 188 783 153 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 994 105 531 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 132 633 100 620 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 150 52 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 206 287 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 299 364 $100,000 or more .................... 539 468 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 152 981 111 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 497 76 846 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 302 1 455 $1,000.. 35 165 39 833 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 008 27 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 061 1 219 Other ............................... 241 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 510 534 200 days or more ................... 204 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 305 number.. 23 469 23 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 70 number.. 1 268 1 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 123 number.. 4 055 4 525 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 308 number.. 16 196 17 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 334 422 number.. 143 570 136 026 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 348 448 number.. 294 224 263 431 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 47 number.. 10 970 12 592 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 44 number.. (D) 87 776 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 2 231 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 075 1 190 acres.. 214 456 144 135 bushels.. 25 789 584 19 571 473 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 353 820 acres.. 13 121 43 475 bushels.. 595 054 1 909 599 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 202 bushels.. (D) 11 838 Oats for grain................farms.. 168 327 acres.. 3 607 7 789 bushels.. 260 805 525 404 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 143 (D) pounds.. 225 100 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 087 1 204 acres.. 225 373 188 744 bushels.. 7 445 659 7 638 318 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 333 acres.. 6 708 9 279 tons, dry.. 23 099 31 097 @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. .