1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCK COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 791 843 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 332 260 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 342 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 993 232 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 100 795 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 529 55 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 307 354 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 703 761 acres.. 248 647 234 952 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 737 acres.. 209 645 185 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 1 942 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 526 87 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 445 104 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 660 29 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 866 58 256 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 195 $100,000 or more .................... 261 242 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 048 62 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 877 74 525 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 843 $1,000.. 14 797 24 113 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 706 28 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 613 669 Other ............................... 178 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 279 322 200 days or more ................... 161 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 405 number.. 42 242 49 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 196 number.. 7 279 7 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 102 number.. 3 422 4 143 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 423 number.. 39 331 47 457 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 288 316 number.. 146 838 103 460 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 300 343 number.. 272 320 196 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 75 number.. 2 891 3 953 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. (D) 32 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 1 087 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 627 692 acres.. 105 935 83 838 bushels.. 10 880 880 10 012 851 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 14 acres.. 68 689 bushels.. 3 088 29 000 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 334 210 bushels.. 25 820 13 995 Oats for grain................farms.. 141 257 acres.. 2 816 5 563 bushels.. 204 785 368 849 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 580 647 acres.. 87 689 81 428 bushels.. 2 687 599 3 188 632 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 392 acres.. 12 718 13 175 tons, dry.. 38 972 39 736 @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. .