1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MURRAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 836 903 Land in farms ..................acres.. 383 725 375 628 Average size of farm .......acres.. 459 416 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 546 184 390 277 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 159 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 501 78 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 355 500 to 999 acres .................... 222 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 775 847 acres.. 355 254 345 353 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 748 832 acres.. 334 326 308 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 415 98 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 214 108 861 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 031 49 794 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 384 48 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 181 $100,000 or more .................... 409 350 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 667 78 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 434 86 921 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 656 721 Other ............................... 180 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 300 200 days or more ................... 157 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 362 number.. 42 484 39 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 162 number.. 4 315 5 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 78 number.. 4 696 3 697 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 365 number.. 32 865 31 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 194 288 number.. 109 288 105 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 203 312 number.. 195 140 191 980 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 61 number.. 8 638 7 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 673 754 acres.. 149 288 146 668 bushels.. 16 266 307 15 380 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 68 acres.. 639 1 944 bushels.. 20 462 84 439 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 4 acres.. 502 107 bushels.. 25 054 6 924 Oats for grain................farms.. 123 224 acres.. 2 853 5 234 bushels.. 174 005 401 499 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 673 729 acres.. 166 425 143 273 bushels.. 6 106 168 4 709 278 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 385 acres.. 13 158 12 665 tons, dry.. 36 122 38 648 @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.