1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WATONWAN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 663 748 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 731 252 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 377 338 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 428 343 416 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 274 78 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 625 694 acres.. 233 285 234 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 685 acres.. 221 713 194 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 1 147 1 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 416 70 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 749 94 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 121 40 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 295 29 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 170 205 $100,000 or more .................... 244 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 037 55 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 078 73 956 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 663 748 $1,000.. 11 967 16 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 050 21 521 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 612 Other ............................... 155 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 318 200 days or more ................... 135 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 146 number.. 10 580 11 861 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 43 number.. 933 1 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 37 number.. 962 1 266 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 161 number.. 9 733 12 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 182 204 number.. 81 917 73 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 192 225 number.. 175 384 162 437 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 58 number.. 3 042 7 941 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 143 353 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 582 649 acres.. 114 341 83 659 bushels.. 15 719 246 11 260 611 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 42 acres.. 615 1 369 bushels.. 22 567 60 289 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 133 acres.. 1 340 2 270 bushels.. 84 175 138 181 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 562 648 acres.. 102 092 102 268 bushels.. 3 988 897 4 261 767 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 187 acres.. 2 475 (D) tons, dry.. 7 374 13 158 @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. .