1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANABEC COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 626 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 850 145 545 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 732 138 965 Average per acre .........dollars.. 773 630 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 346 32 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 594 acres.. 68 054 74 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 557 acres.. 54 773 56 688 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 633 18 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 570 29 038 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 384 3 183 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 249 15 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 60 $100,000 or more .................... 46 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 159 14 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 254 22 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 317 Other ............................... 351 333 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 392 200 days or more ................... 294 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 401 386 number.. 21 261 23 474 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 229 number.. 6 619 6 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 119 number.. 3 064 4 534 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 392 366 number.. 10 613 10 491 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 81 number.. 9 406 14 933 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 78 number.. 14 976 30 580 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 50 number.. 1 662 1 972 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 40 number.. 1 376 1 025 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 159 298 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 223 acres.. 13 979 16 010 bushels.. 1 399 133 1 233 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 220 62 bushels.. 3 200 2 400 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 8 acres.. 861 270 bushels.. 36 969 14 410 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 122 acres.. 1 441 2 552 bushels.. 75 079 132 729 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 75 acres.. 4 577 4 743 bushels.. 138 045 112 945 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 487 acres.. 30 903 29 398 tons, dry.. 46 002 58 596 @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.