1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIBLEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 059 1 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 849 336 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 241 235 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 275 900 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 563 69 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 420 180 to 499 acres .................... 397 506 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 977 1 179 acres.. 283 528 301 866 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 950 1 162 acres.. 262 821 250 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. 620 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 132 112 103 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 752 82 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 568 41 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 544 61 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 179 234 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 235 300 $100,000 or more .................... 326 304 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 906 79 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 838 63 231 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 059 1 252 $1,000.. 22 991 22 911 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 710 18 300 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 778 964 Other ............................... 281 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 515 200 days or more ................... 254 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 614 number.. 34 196 40 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 104 number.. 1 766 1 775 Milk cows ..................farms.. 231 327 number.. 10 295 13 257 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 488 617 number.. 16 450 17 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 249 343 number.. 91 368 104 683 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 260 368 number.. 168 137 180 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 56 number.. 3 462 2 622 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 78 number.. (D) 1 550 349 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 17 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 830 1 012 acres.. 112 658 89 796 bushels.. 14 352 739 11 668 743 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 466 acres.. 4 633 13 468 bushels.. 209 179 496 746 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 76 377 bushels.. 5 715 22 960 Oats for grain................farms.. 238 475 acres.. 4 222 9 647 bushels.. 309 892 490 822 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 797 941 acres.. 110 261 98 876 bushels.. 4 006 081 3 977 834 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 645 acres.. 15 200 24 652 tons, dry.. 55 101 78 261 @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. .