1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CROW WING COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 322 130 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 655 117 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 846 484 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 558 34 538 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 472 acres.. 69 496 66 187 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 472 431 acres.. 44 096 40 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 29 acres.. 1 462 1 593 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 219 13 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 978 27 495 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 850 2 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 369 11 751 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 41 $100,000 or more .................... 32 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 881 10 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 408 20 753 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 252 Other ............................... 340 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 272 200 days or more ................... 245 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 295 number.. 17 631 16 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 212 number.. 7 235 5 558 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 73 number.. 2 210 3 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 275 number.. 9 071 7 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 53 number.. 4 588 5 363 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 47 number.. 5 330 14 722 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 24 number.. 1 112 904 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 34 number.. (D) 1 521 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 92 acres.. 7 819 5 605 bushels.. 741 106 336 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 147 362 bushels.. 5 100 16 518 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 105 acres.. 2 151 2 721 bushels.. 98 284 131 271 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 592 538 bushels.. 15 092 15 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 368 acres.. 30 332 26 941 tons, dry.. 49 787 42 292 @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.