1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 415 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 716 107 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 984 121 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 591 533 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 095 32 875 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 165 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 403 acres.. 55 433 59 348 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 371 acres.. 38 106 37 561 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 315 829 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 962 6 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 958 15 057 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 689 1 839 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 273 4 485 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 8 $100,000 or more .................... 4 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 660 4 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 229 10 149 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 165 Other ............................... 263 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 261 200 days or more ................... 161 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 266 number.. 11 049 11 049 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 227 number.. 5 395 5 321 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 28 number.. 338 777 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 254 number.. 5 915 5 798 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 26 number.. 262 1 433 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 23 number.. 425 4 685 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 22 number.. 390 897 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 18 number.. 383 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 349 450 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 13 acres.. 1 195 801 bushels.. 95 715 74 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 220 503 bushels.. 12 225 21 257 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 70 acres.. 1 580 1 711 bushels.. 93 536 73 396 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 9 acres.. 1 010 534 bushels.. 14 440 5 605 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 340 acres.. 33 115 33 459 tons, dry.. 44 856 40 693 @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.