1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 838 924 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 753 134 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 157 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 422 193 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 070 1 346 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 801 44 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 238 50 to 179 acres ..................... 323 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 786 856 acres.. 110 116 112 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 727 831 acres.. 95 613 90 142 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 377 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 499 39 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 101 42 808 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 951 11 601 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 548 27 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 124 $100,000 or more .................... 141 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 923 31 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 919 34 127 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 837 924 $1,000.. 10 068 7 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 029 8 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 471 Other ............................... 404 453 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 459 537 200 days or more ................... 330 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 401 465 number.. 28 231 28 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 122 number.. 1 871 1 929 Milk cows ..................farms.. 169 216 number.. 8 633 9 576 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 395 450 number.. 15 902 12 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 140 number.. 16 274 20 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 135 number.. 39 227 37 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 31 number.. 415 1 291 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 47 number.. (D) 4 475 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 14 number.. 714 7 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 472 552 acres.. 40 608 32 286 bushels.. 4 710 617 3 816 764 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 182 acres.. 2 250 3 766 bushels.. 81 769 110 897 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 66 242 bushels.. 2 580 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 171 316 acres.. 3 378 5 843 bushels.. 189 758 275 565 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 379 acres.. 28 207 23 524 bushels.. 960 460 893 661 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 626 acres.. 17 867 21 410 tons, dry.. 52 902 66 995 @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. .