1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROSEAU COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 891 1 124 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 299 613 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 602 546 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 114 182 467 Average per acre .........dollars.. 443 349 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 772 56 824 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 288 403 500 to 999 acres .................... 186 232 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 848 1 076 acres.. 439 145 499 540 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 802 1 053 acres.. 307 646 328 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 22 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 084 50 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 701 44 861 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 415 28 107 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 670 22 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 180 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 160 $100,000 or more .................... 157 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 945 46 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 321 41 291 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 891 1 124 $1,000.. 9 488 5 887 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 649 5 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 578 742 Other ............................... 313 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 585 200 days or more ................... 283 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 376 480 number.. 24 537 27 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 311 number.. 8 967 8 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 134 number.. 4 024 4 784 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 367 477 number.. 11 638 13 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 54 number.. 5 618 6 075 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 42 number.. 10 202 14 068 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 61 number.. 2 559 4 863 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 30 number.. 301 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 150 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 45 acres.. 2 347 2 069 bushels.. 157 334 206 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 518 766 acres.. 150 202 149 482 bushels.. 6 407 640 4 960 284 Barley for grain..............farms.. 270 534 acres.. 33 360 46 439 bushels.. 2 004 090 2 373 386 Oats for grain................farms.. 210 308 acres.. 11 700 17 619 bushels.. 712 399 1 046 859 Sunflower seed................farms.. 94 51 acres.. 25 856 7 384 pounds.. 27 695 723 11 883 062 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 28 acres.. 1 568 3 005 bushels.. 16 044 81 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 612 acres.. 56 793 52 921 tons, dry.. 118 725 113 208 @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. .