1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KOOCHICHING COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 213 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 635 68 778 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 112 113 539 Average per acre .........dollars.. 435 332 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 119 26 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 186 acres.. 41 971 34 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 171 acres.. 24 427 20 659 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 858 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 519 3 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 519 18 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 051 1 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 467 2 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 8 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 377 2 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 855 15 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 82 82 Other ............................... 131 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 122 200 days or more ................... 83 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 114 number.. 5 206 5 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 97 number.. 2 889 2 593 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 181 326 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 112 number.. 2 824 2 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 11 number.. 269 352 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 421 1 201 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 315 507 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 8 number.. 365 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 157 500 bushels.. 12 570 22 600 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 17 acres.. 1 142 1 160 bushels.. 37 004 48 704 Barley for grain..............farms.. 19 13 acres.. 542 561 bushels.. 22 461 28 470 Oats for grain................farms.. 50 41 acres.. 1 280 1 453 bushels.. 64 064 75 728 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 170 154 acres.. 21 548 15 781 tons, dry.. 26 144 22 784 @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.