1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 923 1 027 Land in farms ..................acres.. 407 953 412 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 442 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 917 269 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 660 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 142 72 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 321 419 500 to 999 acres .................... 237 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 858 973 acres.. 378 676 378 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 832 950 acres.. 338 105 289 945 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 1 303 1 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 769 77 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 592 75 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 508 49 941 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 261 27 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 227 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 220 255 $100,000 or more .................... 319 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 781 61 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 103 59 496 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 923 1 027 $1,000.. 17 347 17 732 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 794 17 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 729 840 Other ............................... 194 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 413 200 days or more ................... 171 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 254 number.. 21 552 22 722 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 120 number.. 4 019 4 611 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 55 number.. 2 484 2 284 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 272 number.. 14 527 17 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 204 223 number.. 76 557 64 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 219 235 number.. 150 522 116 999 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 45 number.. 5 336 3 298 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. (D) 1 565 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 885 828 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 761 864 acres.. 151 342 106 474 bushels.. 16 690 914 12 221 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 302 653 acres.. 18 125 36 431 bushels.. 777 723 1 454 180 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 212 143 bushels.. 16 355 8 863 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 190 acres.. 2 380 4 700 bushels.. 181 739 306 156 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 760 839 acres.. 158 904 131 545 bushels.. 5 029 298 4 954 687 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 245 acres.. 7 324 8 645 tons, dry.. 24 787 23 684 @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. .