1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREEBORN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 151 1 154 Land in farms ..................acres.. 379 580 366 534 Average size of farm .......acres.. 330 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 186 369 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 603 1 172 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 171 84 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 304 370 500 to 999 acres .................... 187 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 043 1 072 acres.. 351 342 342 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 956 1 031 acres.. 335 774 313 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 22 acres.. 1 402 2 610 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 163 067 113 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 674 98 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 434 67 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 632 45 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 192 $100,000 or more .................... 447 381 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 118 803 96 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 217 83 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 732 800 Other ............................... 419 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 579 512 200 days or more ................... 367 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 322 331 number.. 14 784 17 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 126 number.. 2 250 1 883 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 98 number.. 2 695 3 797 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 324 number.. 9 116 8 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 229 295 number.. 188 125 150 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 231 307 number.. 449 639 314 730 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 56 number.. 2 038 3 619 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 9 number.. 7 033 2 741 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 780 895 acres.. 166 520 174 055 bushels.. 23 788 926 21 824 999 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 46 91 bushels.. 1 819 4 026 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 108 106 bushels.. 5 866 6 677 Oats for grain................farms.. 119 181 acres.. 1 738 2 962 bushels.. 112 370 203 811 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 782 812 acres.. 149 014 116 290 bushels.. 6 448 587 4 127 269 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 355 acres.. 7 897 8 812 tons, dry.. 19 826 22 386 @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.