1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 790 866 Land in farms ..................acres.. 397 519 405 029 Average size of farm .......acres.. 503 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 519 278 376 701 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 343 78 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 187 235 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 802 acres.. 361 544 370 847 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 678 768 acres.. 327 013 319 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 18 acres.. 2 811 2 850 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 080 74 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 139 85 519 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 574 47 419 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 506 26 641 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 151 184 $100,000 or more .................... 303 260 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 536 58 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 944 67 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 678 Other ............................... 198 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 317 200 days or more ................... 157 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 253 number.. 15 490 24 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 144 number.. 4 365 4 278 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 48 number.. 2 024 1 664 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 261 number.. 33 300 14 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 205 number.. 61 722 66 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 221 number.. 115 918 133 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 29 number.. 1 932 1 691 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 320 575 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 575 685 acres.. 127 903 114 637 bushels.. 15 048 534 11 318 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 333 522 acres.. 24 666 50 589 bushels.. 813 863 2 212 431 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 34 73 acres.. 603 1 642 bushels.. 30 430 100 114 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 629 697 acres.. 163 348 144 515 bushels.. 5 730 409 3 973 446 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 239 acres.. 12 198 9 624 tons, dry.. 34 414 26 320 @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.