1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 313 61 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 126 261 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 697 1 961 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 129 57 336 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 451 acres.. 39 909 40 191 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 399 acres.. 32 623 28 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 49 acres.. 1 645 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 794 20 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 305 40 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 783 11 703 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 011 8 996 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 18 $100,000 or more .................... 44 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 232 18 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 774 37 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 197 Other ............................... 303 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 336 200 days or more ................... 210 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 148 number.. 3 335 4 763 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 110 number.. 807 1 308 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 487 841 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 136 number.. 1 601 2 530 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 35 number.. 3 497 6 952 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 39 number.. 4 098 16 214 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 19 number.. 335 465 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 119 150 acres.. 10 303 9 891 bushels.. 991 228 822 176 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 182 227 bushels.. 7 476 15 042 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 69 acres.. 5 450 3 675 bushels.. 150 284 70 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 240 acres.. 9 087 8 062 tons, dry.. 21 340 17 044 @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.