1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FILLMORE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 546 1 618 Land in farms ..................acres.. 434 581 443 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 734 239 221 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 048 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 579 56 706 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 228 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 492 479 180 to 499 acres .................... 507 617 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 200 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 384 1 461 acres.. 327 011 332 446 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 233 1 336 acres.. 278 008 258 099 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 128 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 148 261 116 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 900 72 098 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 257 34 126 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 004 82 527 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 267 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 204 288 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 221 274 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 214 262 $100,000 or more .................... 414 380 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 365 92 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 094 56 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 966 1 095 Other ............................... 580 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 715 720 200 days or more ................... 455 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 881 1 021 number.. 75 043 83 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 519 557 number.. 18 714 19 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 282 376 number.. 16 033 16 932 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 880 1 029 number.. 35 427 43 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 202 346 number.. 140 188 120 562 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 201 369 number.. 258 524 225 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 94 number.. 2 640 4 235 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 55 45 number.. 2 588 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 6 number.. 16 380 1 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 976 1 135 acres.. 136 491 143 123 bushels.. 19 362 826 15 781 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 224 239 bushels.. 8 150 8 021 Barley for grain..............farms.. 103 34 acres.. 2 537 813 bushels.. 157 150 44 737 Oats for grain................farms.. 351 583 acres.. 7 798 13 239 bushels.. 486 252 761 182 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 650 601 acres.. 77 107 44 347 bushels.. 3 419 361 1 394 678 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 900 983 acres.. 51 119 51 474 tons, dry.. 149 998 155 404 @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.