1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEELE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 819 951 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 610 234 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 694 199 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 210 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 103 53 925 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 307 180 to 499 acres .................... 250 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 858 acres.. 215 571 216 136 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 715 836 acres.. 190 949 170 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 281 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 058 66 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 425 69 543 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 204 32 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 854 34 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 194 $100,000 or more .................... 220 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 764 49 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 971 52 454 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 819 950 $1,000.. 14 794 15 770 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 064 16 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 663 Other ............................... 244 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 458 200 days or more ................... 220 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 321 430 number.. 19 613 25 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 81 number.. 872 1 058 Milk cows ..................farms.. 170 250 number.. 6 777 9 268 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 402 number.. 7 352 9 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 202 242 number.. 67 661 63 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 217 257 number.. 137 155 118 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 54 number.. 1 321 1 295 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 52 number.. (D) 142 737 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 11 number.. 122 1 755 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 594 722 acres.. 98 754 77 222 bushels.. 11 246 843 10 180 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 84 acres.. 1 128 1 578 bushels.. 56 079 56 421 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 124 31 bushels.. 6 920 1 340 Oats for grain................farms.. 203 327 acres.. 4 390 7 384 bushels.. 281 149 438 725 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 512 610 acres.. 61 943 54 878 bushels.. 2 126 896 2 278 158 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 446 acres.. 11 824 16 217 tons, dry.. 29 939 52 297 @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. .