1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAHNOMEN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 341 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 927 186 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 557 507 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 417 257 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 635 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 879 69 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 350 acres.. 152 524 152 401 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 290 336 acres.. 132 212 124 997 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 157 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 657 21 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 309 58 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 153 14 026 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 504 7 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 71 $100,000 or more .................... 73 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 594 19 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 122 51 819 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 275 Other ............................... 94 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 159 200 days or more ................... 84 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 198 number.. 12 701 12 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 110 number.. 3 323 3 249 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 70 number.. 1 778 2 506 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 193 number.. 6 230 4 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 29 number.. 3 188 5 302 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 27 number.. 3 142 8 068 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 367 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. 27 275 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 76 acres.. 5 413 8 118 bushels.. 517 583 550 724 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 227 acres.. 53 546 48 597 bushels.. 1 793 283 2 060 995 Barley for grain..............farms.. 98 196 acres.. 14 323 36 754 bushels.. 719 159 2 515 118 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 55 acres.. 1 720 2 470 bushels.. 93 646 145 681 Sunflower seed................farms.. 11 18 acres.. 1 575 3 884 pounds.. 2 341 613 6 295 355 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 81 acres.. 34 103 11 807 bushels.. 1 038 887 283 335 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 209 acres.. 16 650 15 019 tons, dry.. 37 348 37 429 @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.