1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NICOLLET COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 723 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 259 241 930 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 521 397 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 746 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 724 81 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 679 737 acres.. 233 200 225 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 724 acres.. 226 478 212 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 480 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 172 307 109 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 322 138 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 602 42 783 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 111 705 66 442 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 135 $100,000 or more .................... 333 310 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 258 88 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 631 113 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 589 Other ............................... 221 197 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 322 200 days or more ................... 202 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 273 number.. 18 941 20 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 70 number.. 835 1 082 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 134 number.. 6 230 6 061 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 267 number.. 9 817 9 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 240 number.. 218 318 158 354 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 259 number.. 593 036 296 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 21 number.. 974 987 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 170 1 119 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 587 650 acres.. 104 077 101 849 bushels.. 14 672 953 13 626 154 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 99 acres.. 2 289 2 138 bushels.. 89 121 92 118 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 60 40 bushels.. 4 300 3 015 Oats for grain................farms.. 85 158 acres.. 1 611 2 847 bushels.. 111 844 226 597 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 590 641 acres.. 104 669 89 541 bushels.. 4 283 283 3 591 829 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 264 acres.. 8 028 9 273 tons, dry.. 25 437 30 450 @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.