1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 711 739 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 622 142 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 572 137 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 918 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 056 36 183 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 311 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 240 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 692 acres.. 83 660 88 683 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 621 662 acres.. 67 356 68 294 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 117 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 221 27 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 879 37 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 688 3 734 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 533 24 264 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 106 $100,000 or more .................... 78 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 791 21 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 467 29 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 422 Other ............................... 366 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 396 200 days or more ................... 288 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 457 number.. 23 385 27 254 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 197 number.. 3 587 3 569 Milk cows ..................farms.. 125 207 number.. 6 121 8 245 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 403 444 number.. 12 627 13 156 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 104 number.. 4 118 11 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 98 number.. 6 584 26 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 24 number.. 823 929 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 280 306 acres.. 22 293 21 724 bushels.. 2 320 433 1 761 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 12 acres.. 531 279 bushels.. 12 487 9 968 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 10 acres.. 726 277 bushels.. 26 560 17 740 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 171 acres.. 1 880 3 423 bushels.. 80 024 184 639 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 116 acres.. 6 708 7 446 bushels.. 203 434 150 486 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 551 acres.. 30 982 28 347 tons, dry.. 56 285 59 767 @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.