1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRAVERSE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 184 312 130 Average size of farm .......acres.. 806 683 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 636 565 375 535 Average per acre .........dollars.. 765 543 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 708 95 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 437 acres.. 298 692 298 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 433 acres.. 281 229 239 511 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 200 44 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 365 98 112 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 646 32 826 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 555 12 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 125 $100,000 or more .................... 180 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 476 39 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 119 85 794 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 456 $1,000.. 15 474 8 168 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 191 17 913 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 397 Other ............................... 60 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 155 200 days or more ................... 49 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 115 number.. 8 896 10 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 61 number.. 1 657 2 164 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 22 number.. 405 901 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 125 number.. 6 058 8 193 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 64 number.. 28 370 25 097 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 71 number.. 55 137 51 326 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 23 number.. 1 247 2 548 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 270 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 238 254 acres.. 47 255 26 503 bushels.. 4 795 262 2 494 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 300 398 acres.. 94 217 93 313 bushels.. 5 014 639 3 834 846 Barley for grain..............farms.. 111 249 acres.. 12 499 25 710 bushels.. 991 143 1 600 507 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 76 acres.. 2 511 4 748 bushels.. 205 515 330 605 Sunflower seed................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 3 314 836 pounds.. 5 086 306 1 194 834 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 374 acres.. 113 073 75 252 bushels.. 3 380 213 2 237 207 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 121 acres.. 3 370 5 363 tons, dry.. 10 131 14 399 @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. .