1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 677 921 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 188 180 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 873 93 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 484 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 362 19 922 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 411 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 638 860 acres.. 80 397 93 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 804 acres.. 55 777 64 279 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 25 acres.. 1 000 837 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 317 12 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 670 13 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 756 2 756 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 561 9 626 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 443 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 166 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 28 $100,000 or more .................... 22 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 863 9 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 029 10 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 676 921 $1,000.. (D) 1 770 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 922 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 250 342 Other ............................... 427 579 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 639 200 days or more ................... 292 431 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 506 number.. 11 883 14 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 349 number.. 3 901 4 219 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 108 number.. 2 334 2 963 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 439 number.. 5 563 6 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 49 number.. 992 1 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 34 number.. 1 377 3 030 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 49 number.. 1 355 1 386 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 80 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 825 1 324 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 12 acres.. (D) 181 bushels.. (D) 16 510 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 21 acres.. 315 298 bushels.. 9 838 6 604 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 18 acres.. 673 580 bushels.. 32 275 16 686 Oats for grain................farms.. 123 124 acres.. 2 696 2 997 bushels.. 140 108 92 823 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 756 acres.. 53 096 60 518 tons, dry.. 69 055 77 653 @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. .