1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 808 1 807 Land in farms ..................acres.. 430 467 422 916 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 124 146 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 731 614 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 267 51 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 678 658 180 to 499 acres .................... 758 802 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 671 1 670 acres.. 249 951 248 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 552 1 578 acres.. 197 290 184 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 64 acres.. 13 786 12 792 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 769 122 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 708 67 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 400 11 807 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 131 369 110 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 337 301 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 185 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 207 237 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 294 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 180 217 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 216 317 $100,000 or more .................... 385 326 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 394 100 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 908 55 552 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 011 1 148 Other ............................... 797 659 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 946 820 200 days or more ................... 609 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 167 1 197 number.. 82 001 79 457 Beef cows ..................farms.. 565 451 number.. 12 800 9 877 Milk cows ..................farms.. 550 646 number.. 27 434 27 680 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 145 1 173 number.. 33 969 29 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 175 327 number.. 24 628 34 785 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 316 number.. 51 187 102 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 46 number.. 1 255 2 145 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 88 number.. (D) 711 168 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 49 number.. 10 897 550 11 240 875 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 967 960 acres.. 71 505 61 800 bushels.. 7 920 091 4 328 585 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 29 acres.. 864 722 bushels.. 25 281 22 001 Barley for grain..............farms.. 108 76 acres.. 2 484 1 898 bushels.. 122 383 104 571 Oats for grain................farms.. 337 494 acres.. 7 603 11 000 bushels.. 386 431 637 610 Sunflower seed................farms.. 18 7 acres.. 882 391 pounds.. 1 135 066 549 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 109 112 acres.. 6 330 6 211 bushels.. 228 084 113 716 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 324 1 333 acres.. 82 516 75 418 tons, dry.. 189 613 166 574 @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.