1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LE SUEUR COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 877 845 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 652 205 031 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 638 290 789 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 770 1 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 381 65 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 794 791 acres.. 183 523 178 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 752 acres.. 163 535 157 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. (D) 718 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 524 65 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 378 77 355 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 305 29 650 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 219 35 714 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 150 $100,000 or more .................... 226 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 829 55 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 977 65 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 552 Other ............................... 395 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 422 200 days or more ................... 299 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 333 number.. 21 755 23 395 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 149 number.. 2 183 3 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 108 number.. 5 435 4 776 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 327 number.. 13 200 13 975 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 218 number.. 77 777 82 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 231 number.. 159 300 150 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 55 number.. 1 491 2 170 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 832 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 497 604 acres.. 73 481 71 588 bushels.. 10 073 169 9 185 545 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 138 acres.. 2 342 3 777 bushels.. 94 658 163 913 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 6 acres.. 113 112 bushels.. 7 310 4 810 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 141 acres.. 1 118 2 185 bushels.. 71 649 141 326 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 493 574 acres.. 72 608 65 897 bushels.. 2 921 377 2 447 537 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 366 acres.. 10 144 10 116 tons, dry.. 26 122 29 785 @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.