1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASECA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 759 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 239 231 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 406 337 258 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 284 889 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 751 68 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 712 764 acres.. 219 426 212 011 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 759 acres.. 201 579 169 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 377 345 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 006 57 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 600 71 145 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 422 33 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 584 24 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 149 $100,000 or more .................... 235 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 791 46 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 506 56 893 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 759 814 $1,000.. 12 583 11 228 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 578 13 793 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 598 Other ............................... 236 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 370 200 days or more ................... 186 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 251 257 number.. 13 587 14 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 64 number.. 1 129 1 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 113 number.. 3 895 4 881 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 247 number.. 6 245 6 705 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 181 189 number.. 76 543 67 070 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 196 198 number.. 153 146 124 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 80 number.. 2 051 3 386 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. (D) 48 222 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 7 number.. 3 595 869 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 623 669 acres.. 110 971 81 065 bushels.. 14 172 072 10 842 192 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 160 acres.. 1 423 2 426 bushels.. 59 564 89 806 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 102 174 acres.. 1 456 2 455 bushels.. 96 794 139 680 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 568 606 acres.. 72 629 65 019 bushels.. 2 710 861 2 743 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 329 acres.. 6 537 8 879 tons, dry.. 18 107 29 487 @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. .