1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SWIFT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 760 884 Land in farms ..................acres.. 389 897 395 484 Average size of farm .......acres.. 513 447 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 685 247 609 Average per acre .........dollars.. 806 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 363 68 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 247 312 500 to 999 acres .................... 214 222 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 719 824 acres.. 359 461 360 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 703 808 acres.. 321 548 277 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 88 acres.. 21 181 18 801 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 171 68 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 751 77 884 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 562 42 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 609 26 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 178 210 $100,000 or more .................... 262 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 004 58 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 426 66 434 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 760 884 $1,000.. 10 741 9 980 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 133 11 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 690 Other ............................... 159 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 387 200 days or more ................... 148 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 248 number.. 18 787 17 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 117 number.. 3 208 3 592 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 80 number.. 3 052 2 881 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 252 number.. 11 942 11 755 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 162 number.. 33 412 34 848 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 174 number.. 66 372 73 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 33 number.. 962 2 540 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 1 650 1 880 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 617 691 acres.. 138 196 99 539 bushels.. 13 542 095 10 291 059 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 366 626 acres.. 32 234 53 213 bushels.. 1 356 471 1 955 907 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 73 acres.. 540 2 216 bushels.. 29 981 117 383 Oats for grain................farms.. 91 231 acres.. 2 463 6 671 bushels.. 173 257 401 647 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 273 pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 625 668 acres.. 131 968 95 199 bushels.. 3 736 700 3 080 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 246 acres.. 10 020 10 146 tons, dry.. 29 733 27 554 @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. .