1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILKIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 456 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 420 778 426 995 Average size of farm .......acres.. 923 846 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 742 872 573 688 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 669 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 823 113 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 485 acres.. 407 135 410 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 475 acres.. 371 512 334 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 3 470 2 066 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 755 61 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 322 120 818 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 373 55 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 381 5 214 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 106 $100,000 or more .................... 223 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 993 49 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 655 98 683 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 455 504 $1,000.. 17 850 11 827 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 231 23 466 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 396 427 Other ............................... 60 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 184 200 days or more ................... 44 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 75 number.. 4 930 3 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 37 number.. 1 306 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 727 766 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 77 number.. 1 820 1 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 51 number.. 16 271 10 999 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 51 number.. 40 060 24 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 525 248 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 32 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 811 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 153 214 acres.. 28 322 28 039 bushels.. 2 067 705 2 692 153 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 372 422 acres.. 149 169 120 438 bushels.. 7 597 574 4 757 259 Barley for grain..............farms.. 187 322 acres.. 23 888 41 410 bushels.. 1 774 497 2 271 425 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 38 acres.. 1 593 1 351 bushels.. 118 587 83 901 Sunflower seed................farms.. 90 15 acres.. 18 731 2 499 pounds.. 32 480 680 3 421 680 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 351 398 acres.. 115 786 111 945 bushels.. 3 182 532 3 370 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 90 acres.. 5 292 4 808 tons, dry.. 12 700 (D) @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. .