1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 468 471 Land in farms ..................acres.. 278 495 269 147 Average size of farm .......acres.. 595 571 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 583 532 427 651 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 000 759 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 921 97 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 440 acres.. 251 089 251 425 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 419 acres.. 231 834 229 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 3 102 3 067 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 726 52 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 757 110 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 608 35 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 119 16 374 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 97 $100,000 or more .................... 170 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 823 42 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 640 90 861 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 385 Other ............................... 151 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 201 200 days or more ................... 99 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 138 number.. 7 493 9 746 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 57 number.. 1 402 1 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 39 number.. 1 648 1 711 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 139 number.. 4 169 9 033 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 68 number.. 18 222 23 956 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 69 number.. 43 217 44 588 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 4 799 869 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 84 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 825 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 207 270 acres.. 42 413 42 935 bushels.. 5 601 168 3 552 805 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 268 345 acres.. 69 566 72 656 bushels.. 2 666 003 3 600 840 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 107 acres.. 4 749 12 181 bushels.. 336 698 828 968 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 44 acres.. 323 1 167 bushels.. 19 052 87 472 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 364 pounds.. (D) 546 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 294 349 acres.. 95 766 86 002 bushels.. 3 484 302 2 388 999 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 141 acres.. 6 212 5 583 tons, dry.. 18 912 17 023 @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.