1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 779 901 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 223 165 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 851 309 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 075 1 642 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 342 77 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 370 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 264 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 729 839 acres.. 125 988 138 704 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 683 811 acres.. 117 514 124 291 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 563 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 056 64 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 661 71 406 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 846 18 366 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 210 45 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 142 $100,000 or more .................... 206 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 576 46 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 640 52 126 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 471 593 Other ............................... 308 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 373 200 days or more ................... 261 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 551 number.. 34 767 46 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 137 number.. 1 505 3 351 Milk cows ..................farms.. 226 307 number.. 13 569 16 647 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 539 number.. 13 525 18 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 124 number.. 20 158 27 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 135 number.. 33 838 48 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 27 number.. 655 714 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 36 number.. 545 41 845 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 10 number.. 1 975 2 482 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 469 623 acres.. 48 877 53 543 bushels.. 5 950 584 6 649 708 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 113 acres.. 2 199 2 661 bushels.. 76 715 106 240 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 116 127 bushels.. 6 055 11 124 Oats for grain................farms.. 148 291 acres.. 2 664 5 473 bushels.. 146 754 376 425 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 390 acres.. 34 332 29 793 bushels.. 1 325 644 1 092 842 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 510 608 acres.. 24 755 28 495 tons, dry.. 73 311 93 996 @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.