1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BECKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 084 1 037 Land in farms ..................acres.. 388 733 377 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 935 187 158 Average per acre .........dollars.. 652 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 421 48 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 368 335 180 to 499 acres .................... 414 369 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 980 959 acres.. 269 322 266 737 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 825 885 acres.. 223 292 219 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 36 acres.. 1 548 5 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 870 75 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 131 72 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 327 23 506 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 543 51 984 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 144 $100,000 or more .................... 188 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 290 60 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 645 58 378 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 677 Other ............................... 504 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 478 200 days or more ................... 355 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 550 618 number.. 35 404 36 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 311 number.. 7 937 6 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 171 262 number.. 8 523 10 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 549 603 number.. 18 486 17 650 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 92 number.. 6 682 13 859 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 82 number.. 13 530 25 798 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 48 number.. 968 2 376 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 23 number.. (D) 658 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 330 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 188 acres.. 14 224 16 106 bushels.. 1 217 128 947 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 251 acres.. 70 353 66 644 bushels.. 2 246 101 2 827 880 Barley for grain..............farms.. 93 190 acres.. 8 153 26 872 bushels.. 418 498 1 765 703 Oats for grain................farms.. 165 205 acres.. 6 862 8 319 bushels.. 347 828 511 873 Sunflower seed................farms.. 10 25 acres.. 755 5 938 pounds.. 1 129 150 9 996 649 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 136 137 acres.. 58 733 33 631 bushels.. 1 800 879 705 141 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 664 704 acres.. 51 555 50 275 tons, dry.. 115 110 110 682 @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.