1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 887 875 Land in farms ..................acres.. 581 226 566 981 Average size of farm .......acres.. 655 648 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 666 373 549 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 035 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 393 104 893 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 227 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 197 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 191 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 810 acres.. 529 223 515 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 783 acres.. 478 174 447 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 3 944 3 039 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 664 120 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 202 137 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 112 489 93 007 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 175 27 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 152 $100,000 or more .................... 339 339 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 634 96 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 573 110 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 617 674 Other ............................... 270 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 412 355 200 days or more ................... 221 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 281 number.. 17 855 24 697 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 143 number.. 4 857 5 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 84 number.. 2 811 4 085 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 282 number.. 10 209 14 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 45 number.. 8 210 14 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 50 number.. 16 112 24 132 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 18 number.. 1 002 1 251 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 749 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 201 234 acres.. 35 964 31 766 bushels.. 3 764 333 1 974 831 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 475 562 acres.. 204 620 192 755 bushels.. 6 894 405 9 024 845 Barley for grain..............farms.. 158 317 acres.. 25 420 48 050 bushels.. 1 390 043 3 442 773 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 78 acres.. 2 374 3 692 bushels.. 122 113 238 506 Sunflower seed................farms.. 38 62 acres.. 5 993 9 065 pounds.. 7 942 053 13 813 008 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 415 acres.. 104 972 78 898 bushels.. 3 459 567 1 972 193 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 286 acres.. 23 652 20 084 tons, dry.. 53 629 47 045 @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.