1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 890 869 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 316 221 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 569 875 392 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 268 1 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 870 70 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 222 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 808 811 acres.. 196 148 199 534 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 731 761 acres.. 183 564 173 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 203 acres.. 41 386 42 710 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 979 80 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 707 92 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 366 46 865 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 613 33 388 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 118 $100,000 or more .................... 232 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 251 64 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 521 73 707 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 476 Other ............................... 448 393 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 525 482 200 days or more ................... 360 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 305 number.. 32 991 29 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 99 number.. 3 014 2 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 85 number.. 4 795 5 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 299 number.. 22 605 19 413 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 109 number.. 32 324 40 513 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 118 number.. 54 040 68 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 38 number.. 944 1 108 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 28 number.. 2 062 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 16 number.. 2 456 2 230 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 445 491 acres.. 88 550 83 805 bushels.. 12 697 826 10 096 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 133 acres.. 2 879 4 021 bushels.. 106 064 140 759 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 194 312 bushels.. 10 390 14 630 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 132 acres.. 1 372 2 879 bushels.. 93 776 163 475 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 414 462 acres.. 64 453 53 334 bushels.. 2 696 216 1 819 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 405 acres.. 12 830 14 586 tons, dry.. 35 896 47 186 @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.