1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARTIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 987 1 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 420 634 412 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 426 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 839 398 553 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 933 1 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 586 94 990 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 295 407 500 to 999 acres .................... 219 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 905 1 037 acres.. 398 209 391 948 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 888 1 023 acres.. 386 932 370 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 697 598 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 253 722 141 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 064 125 636 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 109 701 78 143 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 144 021 62 947 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 245 $100,000 or more .................... 526 436 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 178 251 117 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 599 104 565 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 689 852 Other ............................... 298 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 493 200 days or more ................... 274 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 220 number.. 21 628 21 494 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 76 number.. 2 106 2 446 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 33 number.. 1 543 1 971 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 217 number.. 17 840 19 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 225 324 number.. 489 024 250 371 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 233 346 number.. 1 039 367 456 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 50 number.. 2 922 2 965 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 22 number.. (D) 2 502 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 3 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 804 965 acres.. 192 253 195 377 bushels.. 27 488 924 26 909 787 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 176 212 bushels.. 5 425 10 313 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 123 acres.. 1 639 2 311 bushels.. 117 581 182 902 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 799 908 acres.. 185 334 162 594 bushels.. 7 948 706 6 078 273 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 203 acres.. 4 739 4 902 tons, dry.. 13 496 13 359 @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.