1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WADENA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 602 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 412 178 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 704 99 649 Average per acre .........dollars.. 499 426 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 723 32 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 566 644 acres.. 94 256 100 537 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 516 599 acres.. 67 650 65 009 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 72 acres.. 11 823 7 586 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 036 27 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 183 39 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 470 3 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 566 24 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 101 $100,000 or more .................... 69 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 683 22 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 053 32 853 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 601 689 $1,000.. 5 570 3 795 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 268 5 507 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 389 437 Other ............................... 213 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 325 200 days or more ................... 164 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 439 number.. 23 822 22 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 169 number.. 4 940 3 636 Milk cows ..................farms.. 184 228 number.. 6 760 7 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 436 number.. 10 129 9 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 91 number.. 6 665 9 613 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 90 number.. 19 136 21 879 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 32 number.. 2 458 1 725 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 1 159 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 211 293 acres.. 16 085 14 790 bushels.. 1 010 768 1 131 349 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 966 401 bushels.. 28 657 6 555 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 50 acres.. 1 777 1 396 bushels.. 99 533 43 388 Oats for grain................farms.. 182 197 acres.. 5 342 5 538 bushels.. 270 187 193 098 Sunflower seed................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 314 (D) pounds.. 496 604 121 320 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 191 186 bushels.. 2 403 5 536 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 518 acres.. 31 403 34 862 tons, dry.. 61 816 61 727 @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. .