1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 73 367 75 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 994 621 25 666 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 354 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 407 863 310 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 164 910 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 613 69 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 090 3 517 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 104 8 927 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 535 20 967 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 365 26 395 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 781 10 497 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 492 4 776 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 545 69 866 acres.. 21 491 743 21 387 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 60 726 66 549 acres.. 18 968 607 18 201 061 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 193 2 368 acres.. 380 394 370 404 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 290 264 6 477 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 997 86 269 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 200 970 3 054 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 089 293 3 422 257 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 647 9 725 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 260 5 387 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 179 7 028 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 207 11 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 033 10 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 402 12 482 $100,000 or more .................... 20 639 19 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 362 110 5 244 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 707 69 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 047 51 021 Other ............................... 29 320 24 058 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 550 33 932 200 days or more ................... 23 115 19 826 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 913 34 501 number.. 2 395 456 2 543 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 745 15 101 number.. 409 184 381 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 603 13 380 number.. 541 650 609 034 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 320 33 852 number.. 1 339 902 1 388 581 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 512 13 125 number.. 5 722 460 4 668 590 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 717 13 749 number.. 12 943 053 9 141 699 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 627 3 451 number.. 161 212 221 777 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 964 2 310 number.. 13 047 875 14 324 989 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 621 679 number.. 28 456 532 36 828 542 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 630 42 961 acres.. 6 227 640 6 123 731 bushels.. 783 739 207 669 550 546 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 518 12 753 acres.. 2 391 598 2 609 161 bushels.. 74 531 074 126 255 763 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 910 5 216 acres.. 433 610 592 914 bushels.. 21 915 338 42 514 551 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 122 16 658 acres.. 296 188 465 846 bushels.. 16 179 495 29 142 473 Sunflower seed................farms.. 588 1 131 acres.. 99 245 202 025 pounds.. 106 405 806 278 550 934 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 292 33 581 acres.. 6 174 563 5 078 066 bushels.. 233 714 926 162 137 215 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 500 38 336 acres.. 2 168 932 2 098 145 tons, dry.. 5 033 905 5 082 391 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.