1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 724 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 646 255 453 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 650 196 709 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 615 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 445 55 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 661 acres.. 233 699 225 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 550 610 acres.. 178 387 164 378 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 287 384 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 956 50 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 244 72 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 845 19 220 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 111 31 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 139 $100,000 or more .................... 181 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 221 43 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 509 62 059 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 482 545 Other ............................... 242 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 251 200 days or more ................... 174 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 336 number.. 27 264 27 765 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 171 number.. 5 469 5 431 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 78 number.. 3 481 3 347 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 337 number.. 16 951 21 023 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 178 number.. 59 672 66 435 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 198 number.. 260 877 113 037 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 47 number.. 6 818 7 312 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 13 number.. 1 528 1 944 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 630 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 437 509 acres.. 71 140 69 089 bushels.. 6 724 144 5 601 058 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 198 acres.. 7 913 8 771 bushels.. 233 434 352 251 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 16 acres.. 303 293 bushels.. 15 470 13 978 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 186 acres.. 1 460 4 710 bushels.. 84 887 288 730 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 422 498 acres.. 78 386 69 386 bushels.. 2 426 882 1 626 316 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 357 acres.. 17 002 13 803 tons, dry.. 47 107 39 314 @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.