1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUBBARD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 431 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 530 112 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 720 151 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 692 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 528 34 565 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 354 acres.. 71 086 61 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 331 325 acres.. 52 725 40 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 35 acres.. 23 640 16 092 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 359 15 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 198 39 734 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 179 9 980 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 181 5 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 19 $100,000 or more .................... 24 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 673 12 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 966 32 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 163 Other ............................... 268 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 249 200 days or more ................... 173 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 204 number.. 10 374 9 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 146 number.. 4 670 3 488 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 30 number.. 1 068 900 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 191 number.. 5 973 5 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 41 number.. 1 402 6 262 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 42 number.. 1 327 10 050 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 25 number.. 1 350 1 971 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. 251 773 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 305 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 32 acres.. 10 303 6 159 bushels.. 1 166 249 457 945 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 188 437 bushels.. 4 520 11 834 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 27 acres.. 267 1 403 bushels.. 10 472 57 588 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 68 acres.. 1 900 2 060 bushels.. 67 640 103 024 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 279 acres.. 23 192 17 790 tons, dry.. 34 813 21 198 @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.