1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEEKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 016 1 076 Land in farms ..................acres.. 293 213 301 111 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 339 256 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 217 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 492 67 379 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 319 180 to 499 acres .................... 306 390 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 903 995 acres.. 248 780 257 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 798 953 acres.. 225 722 227 495 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 32 acres.. 2 727 3 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 139 385 99 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 190 92 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 603 33 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 782 65 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 163 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 174 $100,000 or more .................... 258 247 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 163 84 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 381 79 049 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 627 742 Other ............................... 389 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 514 475 200 days or more ................... 290 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 440 number.. 27 577 27 823 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 143 number.. 2 862 2 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 126 185 number.. 8 182 8 829 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 377 427 number.. 13 171 12 873 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 204 number.. 43 315 70 405 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 210 number.. 83 089 126 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 55 number.. 2 273 2 925 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 41 number.. (D) 1 474 738 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 11 number.. 3 025 5 706 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 593 757 acres.. 98 655 105 285 bushels.. 11 404 354 10 779 761 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 171 acres.. 5 726 6 638 bushels.. 183 976 260 819 Barley for grain..............farms.. 37 22 acres.. 985 787 bushels.. 47 595 47 362 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 179 acres.. 2 407 4 610 bushels.. 116 428 295 564 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 550 654 acres.. 95 199 84 387 bushels.. 3 261 302 2 491 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 406 466 acres.. 16 899 18 800 tons, dry.. 49 255 56 635 @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.