1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 042 956 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 875 260 125 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 885 176 872 Average per acre .........dollars.. 799 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 371 52 209 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 409 400 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 954 901 acres.. 200 930 197 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 749 845 acres.. 160 402 158 778 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 30 acres.. 2 245 2 804 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 881 50 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 508 52 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 343 12 443 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 538 37 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 306 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 124 $100,000 or more .................... 186 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 266 39 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 404 41 608 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 640 Other ............................... 447 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 504 410 200 days or more ................... 345 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 552 number.. 31 134 37 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 157 number.. 3 852 3 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 220 289 number.. 10 176 12 180 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 544 number.. 13 448 16 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 126 number.. 19 548 21 476 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 126 number.. 41 649 48 404 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 50 number.. 1 434 2 708 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. (D) 1 372 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 37 474 26 674 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 439 482 acres.. 39 168 39 624 bushels.. 4 172 034 2 603 596 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 297 307 acres.. 23 116 22 051 bushels.. 724 600 868 609 Barley for grain..............farms.. 69 96 acres.. 2 694 3 410 bushels.. 128 138 201 434 Oats for grain................farms.. 230 364 acres.. 8 993 15 097 bushels.. 488 187 997 747 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 164 pounds.. 0 250 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 393 acres.. 47 734 37 010 bushels.. 1 631 375 753 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 563 630 acres.. 34 029 32 972 tons, dry.. 88 830 87 184 @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.