1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 144 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 774 342 744 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 677 736 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 677 403 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 563 524 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 367 93 046 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 357 304 500 to 999 acres .................... 215 232 1,000 acres or more ................. 255 266 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 086 978 acres.. 690 774 671 123 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 809 940 acres.. 531 693 526 020 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 5 acres.. 816 140 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 090 100 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 624 99 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 740 92 257 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 350 8 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 158 $100,000 or more .................... 263 339 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 158 80 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 436 79 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 686 762 Other ............................... 458 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 617 465 200 days or more ................... 354 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 274 number.. 16 311 15 386 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 200 number.. 5 907 5 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 52 number.. 2 066 1 708 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 270 number.. 8 646 7 845 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 33 number.. 1 246 2 568 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 35 number.. 2 795 5 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 38 number.. 2 000 2 908 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 5 number.. (D) 192 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 45 371 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 32 acres.. 8 101 3 966 bushels.. 592 211 193 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 541 762 acres.. 302 837 344 609 bushels.. 8 241 613 18 723 403 Barley for grain..............farms.. 321 424 acres.. 62 069 60 179 bushels.. 3 187 363 4 829 029 Oats for grain................farms.. 134 175 acres.. 8 493 10 572 bushels.. 423 660 736 594 Sunflower seed................farms.. 83 161 acres.. 16 238 27 966 pounds.. 17 181 487 34 390 293 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 183 60 acres.. 33 091 7 053 bushels.. 994 309 124 413 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 334 338 acres.. 34 531 24 897 tons, dry.. 68 273 52 414 @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.