1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEARWATER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 570 583 Land in farms ..................acres.. 212 285 210 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 177 127 664 Average per acre .........dollars.. 459 352 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 731 32 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 532 553 acres.. 114 659 113 899 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 517 acres.. 76 510 75 857 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 6 994 6 375 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 421 25 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 826 43 324 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 245 6 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 176 18 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 51 $100,000 or more .................... 32 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 963 19 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 006 33 435 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 351 Other ............................... 283 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 322 200 days or more ................... 201 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 374 number.. 24 515 22 866 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 302 number.. 10 529 9 771 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 83 number.. 1 581 2 050 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 335 369 number.. 13 320 13 254 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 37 number.. 691 1 638 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 43 number.. 810 4 728 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 37 number.. 1 174 2 491 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 31 acres.. 2 296 1 526 bushels.. 170 426 89 170 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 117 acres.. 7 443 8 339 bushels.. 163 248 302 855 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 88 acres.. 3 705 4 415 bushels.. 137 878 207 792 Oats for grain................farms.. 124 182 acres.. 6 191 7 346 bushels.. 291 720 375 995 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 12 acres.. 172 2 054 pounds.. 194 000 1 214 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 11 acres.. 846 983 bushels.. 22 698 16 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 460 acres.. 47 528 45 412 tons, dry.. 84 642 82 330 @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.