1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 574 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 128 79 183 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 057 335 306 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 323 2 912 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 288 43 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 253 278 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 218 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 631 acres.. 54 432 60 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 467 583 acres.. 48 671 51 032 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 62 acres.. 1 613 1 612 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 748 37 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 217 55 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 800 24 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 948 13 273 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 57 $100,000 or more .................... 86 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 614 30 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 663 44 611 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 321 Other ............................... 335 362 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 391 200 days or more ................... 252 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 246 number.. 9 540 13 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 121 number.. 1 017 1 233 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 72 number.. 3 002 4 252 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 245 number.. 3 771 5 375 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 45 number.. 2 537 6 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 47 number.. 4 737 13 939 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 649 629 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 29 number.. (D) 10 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 112 121 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 163 244 acres.. 17 364 20 132 bushels.. 2 153 289 2 264 153 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 31 acres.. 1 443 1 124 bushels.. 45 143 35 955 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 188 bushels.. (D) 9 560 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 95 acres.. 2 025 1 537 bushels.. 95 457 81 398 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 142 acres.. 13 776 12 360 bushels.. 515 106 389 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 304 389 acres.. 11 248 13 912 tons, dry.. 29 350 37 543 @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.