1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERBURNE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 530 604 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 701 124 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 661 224 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 370 1 016 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 204 45 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 567 acres.. 86 678 88 810 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 530 acres.. 69 974 62 627 Irrigated land .................farms.. 110 121 acres.. 31 871 23 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 025 33 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 518 55 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 916 14 554 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 108 18 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 39 $100,000 or more .................... 86 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 472 28 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 270 46 312 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 531 605 $1,000.. 6 766 4 746 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 743 7 844 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 263 Other ............................... 287 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 385 200 days or more ................... 234 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 241 number.. 11 974 12 485 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 125 number.. 1 915 1 995 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 52 number.. 2 111 2 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 228 number.. 7 769 7 671 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 77 number.. 20 112 22 437 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 85 number.. 40 787 35 218 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 31 number.. 880 831 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 48 number.. 171 621 193 541 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 19 number.. 3 432 124 4 131 109 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 232 304 acres.. 29 096 23 535 bushels.. 2 959 163 2 603 544 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 22 acres.. 726 515 bushels.. 19 277 6 869 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 80 90 bushels.. 3 000 1 960 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 70 acres.. 1 396 1 610 bushels.. 81 769 57 941 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 138 acres.. 15 666 10 050 bushels.. 362 046 310 289 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 326 acres.. 9 184 12 423 tons, dry.. 21 510 23 757 @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. .