1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC LEOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 008 1 114 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 244 250 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 998 252 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 566 1 143 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 604 68 559 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 433 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 1 041 acres.. 222 561 225 505 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 881 1 015 acres.. 207 771 206 850 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 394 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 787 74 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 130 66 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 904 34 480 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 884 39 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 198 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 220 $100,000 or more .................... 250 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 014 58 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 522 52 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 652 760 Other ............................... 356 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 506 484 200 days or more ................... 326 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 464 561 number.. 33 898 34 250 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 138 number.. 2 154 1 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 192 303 number.. 10 135 12 801 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 551 number.. 15 196 13 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 190 number.. 25 876 36 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 194 number.. 49 341 75 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 36 number.. 1 077 1 980 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. 436 666 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 699 797 acres.. 82 991 83 617 bushels.. 9 816 906 10 116 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 165 219 acres.. 4 674 6 669 bushels.. 174 922 287 715 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 5 acres.. 418 68 bushels.. 20 904 4 255 Oats for grain................farms.. 184 324 acres.. 3 686 6 879 bushels.. 225 837 484 260 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 641 739 acres.. 88 409 84 030 bushels.. 3 099 662 2 809 916 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 509 608 acres.. 21 257 21 498 tons, dry.. 65 184 72 745 @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.