1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WABASHA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 928 1 034 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 686 255 550 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 270 169 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 644 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 294 59 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 417 438 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 870 959 acres.. 181 203 196 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 826 922 acres.. 145 841 140 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 9 acres.. 1 037 183 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 839 71 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 335 69 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 540 15 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 299 56 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 165 186 $100,000 or more .................... 254 250 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 237 54 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 601 52 567 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 928 1 035 $1,000.. 13 343 21 345 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 379 20 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 673 746 Other ............................... 255 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 413 200 days or more ................... 224 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 718 number.. 58 980 69 428 Beef cows ..................farms.. 260 260 number.. 7 698 8 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 314 403 number.. 17 552 20 504 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 628 717 number.. 24 361 27 072 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 173 222 number.. 41 138 50 441 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 179 229 number.. 69 274 91 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 69 number.. 2 430 2 813 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 49 number.. (D) 95 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 15 number.. (D) 6 355 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 651 783 acres.. 62 457 53 318 bushels.. 5 970 116 6 853 952 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 33 acres.. 461 611 bushels.. 12 838 18 195 Barley for grain..............farms.. 47 55 acres.. 1 259 1 341 bushels.. 56 518 74 081 Oats for grain................farms.. 390 530 acres.. 10 722 14 825 bushels.. 602 508 881 819 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 284 297 acres.. 17 732 14 804 bushels.. 465 908 612 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 663 754 acres.. 41 841 46 553 tons, dry.. 94 441 158 370 @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. .