1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 878 1 016 Land in farms ..................acres.. 413 409 414 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 471 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 782 872 523 874 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 681 1 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 520 95 354 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 314 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 208 231 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 828 946 acres.. 388 825 387 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 801 932 acres.. 383 623 364 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 237 1 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 051 119 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 818 118 044 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 458 82 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 592 37 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 218 $100,000 or more .................... 473 424 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 125 380 97 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 802 95 949 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 672 822 Other ............................... 206 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 406 200 days or more ................... 182 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 184 number.. 13 859 15 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 73 number.. 2 050 1 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 49 number.. 2 882 2 291 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 182 number.. 9 950 10 569 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 266 number.. 187 067 142 521 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 192 294 number.. 402 888 261 479 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 57 number.. 1 337 2 572 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 55 724 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 4 number.. (D) 485 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 735 867 acres.. 198 827 198 882 bushels.. 28 537 415 27 422 903 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 36 acres.. 812 668 bushels.. 32 994 33 918 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 64 114 acres.. 1 198 1 998 bushels.. 88 416 166 130 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 710 802 acres.. 168 806 143 216 bushels.. 7 367 588 5 514 769 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 203 acres.. 3 569 5 012 tons, dry.. 8 692 12 426 @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.