1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHISAGO COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 762 778 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 527 138 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 815 191 401 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 618 1 102 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 837 39 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 333 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 742 acres.. 84 160 96 555 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 633 684 acres.. 68 456 72 451 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 049 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 249 23 717 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 696 30 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 813 11 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 435 12 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 275 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 61 $100,000 or more .................... 73 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 070 20 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 001 26 065 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 361 Other ............................... 479 417 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 491 456 200 days or more ................... 367 341 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 383 number.. 13 834 16 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 208 number.. 2 980 2 990 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 98 number.. 3 234 4 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 346 number.. 5 892 5 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 58 number.. 7 849 6 380 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 52 number.. 14 249 10 626 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 24 number.. 776 1 056 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 36 number.. 1 148 8 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 386 673 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 310 374 acres.. 26 590 30 026 bushels.. 2 791 941 2 629 227 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 5 acres.. 306 120 bushels.. 9 405 3 767 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 72 126 acres.. 1 387 2 039 bushels.. 56 147 108 540 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 28 0 pounds.. 16 700 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 196 247 acres.. 17 098 16 606 bushels.. 499 979 327 007 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 471 acres.. 18 137 17 054 tons, dry.. 37 641 40 652 @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.