1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 099 1 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 519 225 762 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 334 183 849 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 279 957 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 236 46 149 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 211 212 50 to 179 acres ..................... 407 476 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 370 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 017 1 122 acres.. 194 920 192 556 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 955 1 076 acres.. 164 650 143 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 18 acres.. 143 588 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 397 72 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 434 61 287 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 130 20 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 267 51 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 196 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 194 185 $100,000 or more .................... 212 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 350 58 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 472 49 457 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 099 1 186 $1,000.. 11 842 12 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 775 10 569 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 611 729 Other ............................... 488 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 608 614 200 days or more ................... 432 401 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 531 650 number.. 32 632 36 815 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 155 number.. 2 348 1 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 255 350 number.. 11 160 13 688 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 509 644 number.. 13 490 14 245 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 198 216 number.. 135 467 86 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 201 227 number.. 299 701 146 264 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 58 number.. 2 187 2 765 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 67 number.. (D) 20 749 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 18 number.. 751 1 135 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 696 840 acres.. 85 536 66 815 bushels.. 10 128 712 8 414 000 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 85 139 acres.. 1 635 2 344 bushels.. 59 645 69 348 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 129 120 bushels.. 7 169 4 251 Oats for grain................farms.. 241 423 acres.. 4 344 8 026 bushels.. 252 179 382 992 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 545 574 acres.. 46 741 36 094 bushels.. 1 613 696 1 448 337 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 606 704 acres.. 21 521 25 864 tons, dry.. 58 409 77 311 @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. .