1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TODD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 768 1 946 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 071 418 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 996 112 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 561 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 653 33 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 681 778 180 to 499 acres .................... 753 776 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 652 1 830 acres.. 257 167 264 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 550 1 766 acres.. 193 533 200 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 87 acres.. 8 436 11 432 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 654 96 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 103 49 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 404 12 298 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 250 83 998 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 244 234 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 268 309 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 200 287 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 299 369 $100,000 or more .................... 281 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 320 74 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 060 38 123 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 767 1 947 $1,000.. 20 689 23 255 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 709 11 944 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 178 1 320 Other ............................... 590 626 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 759 849 200 days or more ................... 509 526 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 199 1 330 number.. 76 060 77 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 391 362 number.. 7 675 6 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 674 828 number.. 27 837 31 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 165 1 322 number.. 28 271 32 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 245 306 number.. 34 628 29 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 242 298 number.. 73 038 70 892 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 95 106 number.. 3 972 4 456 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 72 111 number.. (D) 200 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 25 number.. (D) 2 407 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 924 1 233 acres.. 56 342 58 070 bushels.. 3 604 383 5 068 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 61 80 acres.. 3 284 2 465 bushels.. 105 069 72 275 Barley for grain..............farms.. 187 276 acres.. 6 295 7 944 bushels.. 355 643 345 509 Oats for grain................farms.. 679 877 acres.. 18 871 23 379 bushels.. 1 126 550 1 115 996 Sunflower seed................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 221 (D) pounds.. 399 250 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 182 88 acres.. 9 605 3 813 bushels.. 186 371 113 109 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 324 1 525 acres.. 74 780 81 921 tons, dry.. 184 930 185 541 @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. .