1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEVENS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 538 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 337 295 499 Average size of farm .......acres.. 532 477 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 759 288 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 786 605 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 516 82 125 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 141 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 487 563 acres.. 269 418 275 953 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 467 547 acres.. 247 135 213 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 61 acres.. 10 860 11 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 932 70 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 714 113 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 735 28 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 197 41 372 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 128 $100,000 or more .................... 216 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 743 60 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 341 97 542 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 538 617 $1,000.. 13 293 9 631 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 709 15 609 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 502 Other ............................... 112 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 211 200 days or more ................... 91 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 187 number.. 28 599 25 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 81 number.. 3 034 3 125 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 37 number.. 998 1 187 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 195 number.. 24 435 34 035 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 136 178 number.. 72 984 65 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 157 196 number.. 162 085 139 744 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 22 number.. 1 783 1 509 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 112 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 626 5 496 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 367 420 acres.. 83 256 60 598 bushels.. 8 153 596 6 667 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 472 acres.. 54 543 59 663 bushels.. 2 786 925 2 532 894 Barley for grain..............farms.. 60 164 acres.. 3 978 12 771 bushels.. 271 699 750 420 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 116 acres.. 1 258 4 388 bushels.. 116 711 327 923 Sunflower seed................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 993 283 pounds.. 1 355 783 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 465 acres.. 96 756 67 304 bushels.. 2 963 145 2 202 787 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 168 acres.. 5 165 6 247 tons, dry.. 16 581 17 656 @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. .