1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOUSTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 954 974 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 173 272 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 730 225 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 093 755 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 020 60 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 409 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 877 894 acres.. 186 799 157 637 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 789 845 acres.. 154 015 123 323 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 270 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 659 80 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 404 82 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 601 13 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 058 66 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 158 $100,000 or more .................... 234 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 480 65 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 189 66 987 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 683 Other ............................... 367 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 408 200 days or more ................... 301 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 588 726 number.. 53 653 66 132 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 397 number.. 11 984 12 149 Milk cows ..................farms.. 188 269 number.. 10 551 13 075 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 603 734 number.. 26 015 60 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 221 number.. 36 230 50 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 222 number.. 72 279 91 145 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 19 number.. 1 159 814 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 34 number.. (D) 2 667 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 617 706 acres.. 67 237 56 220 bushels.. 9 110 078 6 689 493 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 324 307 bushels.. 12 096 10 265 Barley for grain..............farms.. 64 19 acres.. 1 169 331 bushels.. 61 183 19 052 Oats for grain................farms.. 238 381 acres.. 4 929 7 931 bushels.. 286 019 450 527 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 278 180 acres.. 32 398 8 995 bushels.. 1 322 194 326 733 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 668 713 acres.. 44 752 45 354 tons, dry.. 133 604 146 379 @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.