1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 931 947 Land in farms ..................acres.. 403 001 395 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 433 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 503 187 396 665 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 180 950 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 168 87 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 296 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 224 233 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 852 868 acres.. 365 967 360 644 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 761 843 acres.. 338 234 319 467 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 2 acres.. 260 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 147 152 110 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 058 116 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 196 52 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 956 57 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 198 $100,000 or more .................... 423 368 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 823 88 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 240 93 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 662 755 Other ............................... 269 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 357 200 days or more ................... 219 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 347 number.. 43 614 40 032 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 156 number.. 5 847 5 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 61 number.. 2 280 3 050 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 354 number.. 37 493 32 486 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 218 306 number.. 176 014 136 032 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 232 319 number.. 346 874 261 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 69 number.. 2 866 6 447 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 888 2 235 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 675 731 acres.. 154 986 151 049 bushels.. 17 899 087 16 772 186 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 197 acres.. 5 140 9 492 bushels.. 157 654 435 112 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 9 acres.. 161 370 bushels.. 6 915 12 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 76 205 acres.. 1 637 4 762 bushels.. 113 795 388 663 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 90 pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 675 731 acres.. 163 984 140 841 bushels.. 6 087 178 4 868 127 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 380 acres.. 11 428 11 447 tons, dry.. 31 345 38 704 @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.