1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 123 1 214 Land in farms ..................acres.. 404 238 392 615 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 017 364 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 596 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 032 74 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 306 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 413 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 042 1 113 acres.. 375 487 365 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 968 1 071 acres.. 360 159 331 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 1 712 1 331 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 162 784 114 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 955 93 931 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 864 63 622 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 921 50 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 157 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 170 229 $100,000 or more .................... 441 361 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 116 176 94 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 359 77 868 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 732 860 Other ............................... 391 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 519 200 days or more ................... 340 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 361 384 number.. 24 430 23 077 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 143 number.. 2 590 2 629 Milk cows ..................farms.. 89 116 number.. 5 821 5 774 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 383 number.. 16 135 16 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 226 339 number.. 164 745 155 831 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 240 362 number.. 330 805 280 671 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 66 number.. 2 072 3 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 24 number.. (D) 29 090 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. (D) 492 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 799 927 acres.. 169 284 169 180 bushels.. 24 333 069 19 904 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 18 acres.. 764 455 bushels.. 28 329 21 006 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 5 acres.. 495 50 bushels.. 33 705 4 250 Oats for grain................farms.. 152 224 acres.. 3 229 5 247 bushels.. 221 925 297 459 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 378 0 pounds.. 516 485 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 797 899 acres.. 163 771 134 570 bushels.. 7 154 693 4 551 320 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 351 381 acres.. 11 535 11 186 tons, dry.. 35 260 30 036 @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.