1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AITKIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 587 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 523 168 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 604 116 841 Average per acre .........dollars.. 518 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 684 28 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 544 541 acres.. 81 090 94 338 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 517 acres.. 56 968 58 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 4 895 5 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 419 15 810 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 563 28 082 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 213 4 008 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 205 11 802 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 218 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 31 $100,000 or more .................... 28 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 626 13 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 806 23 863 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 288 Other ............................... 351 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 307 200 days or more ................... 233 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 354 number.. 14 215 15 346 Beef cows ..................farms.. 255 267 number.. 6 007 5 378 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 86 number.. 1 446 2 809 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 337 number.. 6 947 7 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 13 number.. 186 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 11 number.. 296 454 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 13 number.. 743 517 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. 120 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 27 acres.. 912 1 318 bushels.. 79 172 94 134 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 468 526 bushels.. 18 750 35 575 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 66 acres.. 974 2 033 bushels.. 42 228 93 326 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 40 (D) bushels.. 712 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 489 acres.. 48 286 48 510 tons, dry.. 73 125 68 323 @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.