1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANDIYOHI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 131 1 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 378 831 360 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 543 316 539 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 412 1 015 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 810 70 767 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 392 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 011 1 010 acres.. 326 925 314 802 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 960 acres.. 292 516 275 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 37 acres.. 8 932 6 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 223 670 186 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 763 167 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 709 48 301 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 150 961 137 867 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 286 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 192 $100,000 or more .................... 340 316 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 189 760 157 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 337 141 828 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 655 769 Other ............................... 476 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 597 484 200 days or more ................... 378 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 398 452 number.. 26 894 33 582 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 144 number.. 2 817 2 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 159 201 number.. 7 819 9 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 435 number.. 14 575 15 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 219 number.. 90 627 85 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 245 number.. 189 303 167 824 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 49 number.. 4 828 5 955 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 1 324 1 370 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 640 734 acres.. 129 068 125 008 bushels.. 15 242 715 12 856 095 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 183 acres.. 5 952 7 219 bushels.. 190 867 296 093 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 13 acres.. 427 487 bushels.. 19 023 22 615 Oats for grain................farms.. 135 216 acres.. 4 509 6 399 bushels.. 234 453 401 304 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. 167 995 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 552 661 acres.. 104 884 93 643 bushels.. 3 791 471 2 767 376 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 458 517 acres.. 23 991 27 298 tons, dry.. 69 171 97 892 @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.