1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BELTRAMI COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 656 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 898 224 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 076 119 326 Average per acre .........dollars.. 509 355 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 805 36 944 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 621 acres.. 120 736 129 131 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 589 acres.. 76 350 82 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 28 acres.. 2 627 4 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 231 17 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 267 26 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 242 5 206 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 990 11 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 57 $100,000 or more .................... 33 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 313 13 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 819 21 307 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 363 Other ............................... 348 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 407 348 200 days or more ................... 243 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 403 number.. 26 014 22 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 302 number.. 11 891 9 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 77 number.. 2 826 2 741 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 394 401 number.. 16 165 12 053 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 43 number.. 186 1 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 37 number.. 513 5 923 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 27 number.. 1 084 1 487 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 238 372 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 24 acres.. 485 1 238 bushels.. 35 385 79 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 75 acres.. 7 965 10 869 bushels.. 252 019 452 991 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 61 acres.. 1 231 3 830 bushels.. 49 168 206 414 Oats for grain................farms.. 137 184 acres.. 5 754 8 063 bushels.. 276 186 414 762 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 272 760 pounds.. 167 000 914 602 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 519 acres.. 54 677 51 639 tons, dry.. 93 712 91 550 @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.