1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KITTSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 558 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 501 466 482 991 Average size of farm .......acres.. 899 927 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 535 759 539 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 585 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 410 111 228 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 185 200 Total cropland .................farms.. 523 509 acres.. 430 887 413 926 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 481 acres.. 338 627 324 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 591 61 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 626 118 234 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 405 56 166 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 186 5 434 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 67 $100,000 or more .................... 171 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 714 49 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 300 93 993 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 402 Other ............................... 214 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 250 200 days or more ................... 149 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 140 number.. 11 740 11 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 119 number.. 6 019 5 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 223 300 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 138 number.. 7 881 7 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 2 668 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 4 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 857 865 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 211 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 8 acres.. 3 245 1 474 bushels.. 275 587 135 970 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 265 349 acres.. 216 520 227 248 bushels.. 5 861 993 11 844 766 Barley for grain..............farms.. 140 188 acres.. 28 256 32 077 bushels.. 1 526 285 2 254 940 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 59 acres.. 6 206 5 635 bushels.. 272 063 342 566 Sunflower seed................farms.. 45 68 acres.. 12 174 16 354 pounds.. 11 887 768 15 244 082 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 4 acres.. 9 448 438 bushels.. 254 620 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 172 acres.. 19 229 16 174 tons, dry.. 35 594 31 384 @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.