1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 472 326 804 Average size of farm .......acres.. 515 474 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 677 278 502 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 304 1 056 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 107 95 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 642 acres.. 297 971 306 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 543 632 acres.. 287 385 285 220 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 10 acres.. 1 510 2 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 231 82 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 804 119 591 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 83 624 66 883 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 608 15 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 141 $100,000 or more .................... 271 256 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 407 67 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 108 98 372 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 461 543 Other ............................... 157 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 268 200 days or more ................... 140 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 128 number.. 7 120 8 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 56 number.. 1 581 1 567 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 27 number.. 757 1 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 132 number.. 5 292 4 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 157 number.. 37 535 48 876 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 170 number.. 74 516 93 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 34 number.. 2 527 3 349 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 7 number.. 128 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. 1 100 322 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 458 558 acres.. 117 119 116 768 bushels.. 14 260 532 12 540 099 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 109 277 acres.. 5 927 19 056 bushels.. 207 082 791 611 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 177 183 bushels.. 8 773 11 298 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 77 acres.. 1 221 1 855 bushels.. 73 990 168 362 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 473 567 acres.. 126 456 116 346 bushels.. 4 433 156 3 469 553 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 128 acres.. 4 671 3 416 tons, dry.. 13 276 10 056 @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.