1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COTTONWOOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 784 876 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 346 374 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 470 428 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 652 877 498 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 387 1 146 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 268 101 726 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 215 216 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 732 822 acres.. 333 499 341 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 681 795 acres.. 316 894 312 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 670 1 229 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 160 266 127 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 420 145 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 879 61 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 387 65 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 189 $100,000 or more .................... 401 382 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 118 933 105 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 700 120 605 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 708 Other ............................... 209 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 306 200 days or more ................... 176 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 284 number.. 29 375 35 194 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 131 number.. 3 521 3 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 52 number.. 1 562 2 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 279 number.. 30 768 43 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 132 255 number.. 138 938 103 092 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 270 number.. 339 921 220 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 33 number.. 2 888 2 625 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 546 530 1 059 977 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 742 acres.. 149 057 153 348 bushels.. 18 464 071 18 559 993 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 54 acres.. 461 880 bushels.. 16 832 34 742 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 115 (D) bushels.. 6 920 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 35 100 acres.. 648 1 831 bushels.. 43 468 136 579 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 621 729 acres.. 160 915 148 913 bushels.. 6 359 457 5 444 844 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 281 acres.. 5 269 7 855 tons, dry.. 12 588 26 393 @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.