1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 090 1 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 290 627 310 325 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 835 186 758 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 051 55 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 456 495 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 998 1 090 acres.. 198 375 204 114 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 964 1 052 acres.. 163 630 151 690 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 44 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 504 87 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 866 74 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 736 14 619 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 768 72 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 210 231 $100,000 or more .................... 316 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 359 63 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 156 53 682 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 091 1 174 $1,000.. 19 416 26 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 796 22 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 809 873 Other ............................... 281 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 464 200 days or more ................... 243 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 824 893 number.. 79 938 83 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 298 number.. 8 892 8 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 470 525 number.. 26 803 28 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 810 892 number.. 29 587 31 806 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 222 number.. 40 278 46 262 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 192 225 number.. 66 971 75 921 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 45 number.. 817 1 100 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 70 number.. 2 099 5 698 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. 1 417 2 335 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 772 882 acres.. 72 869 60 215 bushels.. 7 871 786 7 939 601 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 303 264 bushels.. 11 540 9 955 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 34 acres.. 782 822 bushels.. 36 732 40 725 Oats for grain................farms.. 461 608 acres.. 12 084 16 672 bushels.. 697 909 1 015 412 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 237 184 acres.. 12 297 7 048 bushels.. 363 060 300 480 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 810 918 acres.. 58 188 64 149 tons, dry.. 170 835 210 332 @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. .