1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 647 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 774 109 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 344 289 107 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 335 2 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 086 38 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 249 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 603 687 acres.. 80 252 87 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 536 613 acres.. 63 413 62 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 56 acres.. 4 297 3 224 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 147 26 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 415 36 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 847 16 408 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 299 10 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 233 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 67 $100,000 or more .................... 77 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 271 19 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 695 26 761 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 646 736 $1,000.. 11 680 6 591 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 080 8 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 270 332 Other ............................... 377 404 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 472 200 days or more ................... 281 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 312 number.. 11 270 13 308 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 167 number.. 2 428 2 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 76 number.. 2 603 3 040 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 301 number.. 4 734 5 819 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 47 number.. 3 500 5 352 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 58 number.. 6 515 10 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 42 number.. 1 561 2 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 48 number.. (D) 19 892 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 9 595 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 317 acres.. 26 449 22 644 bushels.. 3 002 850 2 683 490 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 35 acres.. 829 1 648 bushels.. 33 601 43 312 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. 63 189 bushels.. 3 680 7 485 Oats for grain................farms.. 94 155 acres.. 1 854 3 207 bushels.. 82 920 117 790 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 151 acres.. 14 141 12 859 bushels.. 423 290 493 591 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 459 acres.. 13 952 18 041 tons, dry.. 33 919 44 418 @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. .