1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOODHUE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 489 1 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 384 565 379 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 418 289 478 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 537 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 575 66 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 312 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 442 491 180 to 499 acres .................... 454 495 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 355 1 414 acres.. 314 883 312 529 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 233 1 338 acres.. 280 316 266 550 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 35 acres.. 2 037 3 154 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 160 642 123 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 886 79 927 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 776 38 439 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 867 84 649 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 204 234 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 162 211 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 198 211 $100,000 or more .................... 463 430 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 955 97 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 615 63 415 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 848 939 Other ............................... 641 601 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 821 790 200 days or more ................... 529 515 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 832 920 number.. 75 521 76 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 316 number.. 6 698 7 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 352 426 number.. 26 602 24 545 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 826 894 number.. 29 512 31 854 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 198 number.. 95 899 76 371 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 212 number.. 220 816 152 071 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 94 114 number.. 3 910 4 923 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 41 number.. (D) 136 682 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 27 18 number.. 3 494 3 552 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 952 1 056 acres.. 124 130 123 811 bushels.. 17 500 480 13 454 608 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 44 acres.. 677 1 040 bushels.. 24 882 41 694 Barley for grain..............farms.. 114 53 acres.. 2 799 1 127 bushels.. 156 421 58 236 Oats for grain................farms.. 278 433 acres.. 5 942 11 102 bushels.. 390 332 696 709 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 687 678 acres.. 83 718 56 456 bushels.. 3 631 318 1 761 888 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 857 986 acres.. 51 197 52 426 tons, dry.. 155 191 154 665 @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.