1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 598 595 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 847 200 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 812 115 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 574 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 208 28 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 540 543 acres.. 95 084 99 796 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 488 505 acres.. 61 142 62 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 21 acres.. 3 156 2 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 639 16 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 514 28 114 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 521 1 761 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 118 14 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 60 $100,000 or more .................... 36 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 844 13 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 495 23 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 335 Other ............................... 305 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 306 200 days or more ................... 246 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 405 402 number.. 31 154 26 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 323 280 number.. 13 769 10 998 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 105 number.. 2 409 3 547 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 390 number.. 17 291 15 569 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 59 number.. 11 402 9 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 56 number.. (D) 26 433 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 33 number.. 912 3 066 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 34 number.. (D) 825 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 672 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 46 acres.. 4 350 3 697 bushels.. 406 141 278 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 737 bushels.. 0 38 260 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 880 443 bushels.. 36 100 21 490 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 49 acres.. 1 081 1 142 bushels.. 43 784 47 793 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 6 acres.. 80 921 bushels.. 2 800 18 523 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 450 470 acres.. 49 068 49 741 tons, dry.. 81 587 74 844 @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.