1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ISANTI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 746 680 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 417 131 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 696 219 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 584 1 135 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 738 45 147 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 284 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 693 635 acres.. 99 017 95 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 601 575 acres.. 86 592 75 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 32 acres.. 1 296 2 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 923 19 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 408 28 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 392 10 634 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 531 9 036 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 42 $100,000 or more .................... 66 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 602 18 188 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 996 26 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 297 Other ............................... 479 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 514 440 200 days or more ................... 368 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 252 number.. 8 527 8 960 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 134 number.. 2 172 1 531 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 59 number.. 1 499 2 155 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 218 number.. 3 862 3 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 98 number.. 7 975 11 509 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 103 number.. 10 733 26 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 38 number.. 1 040 2 441 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 38 number.. 870 1 792 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 7 number.. 717 1 158 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 310 332 acres.. 40 166 39 057 bushels.. 4 202 834 3 475 770 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 324 467 bushels.. 34 681 17 582 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 40 62 acres.. 746 1 354 bushels.. 36 322 85 578 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 8 0 pounds.. 3 200 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 269 acres.. 26 952 22 719 bushels.. 715 246 424 178 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 406 350 acres.. 13 887 11 003 tons, dry.. 28 428 27 790 @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.