1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORMAN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 670 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 483 041 457 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 721 788 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 521 185 554 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 780 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 326 113 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 176 Total cropland .................farms.. 634 550 acres.. 435 252 420 362 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 523 acres.. 380 285 364 090 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 621 349 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 243 77 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 303 134 154 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 651 70 565 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 592 7 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 88 $100,000 or more .................... 232 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 175 59 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 987 102 710 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 457 464 Other ............................... 213 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 316 226 200 days or more ................... 126 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 190 number.. 11 466 10 193 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 117 number.. 3 220 2 551 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 53 number.. 2 115 2 023 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 179 number.. 5 057 4 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 39 number.. 7 600 9 323 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 41 number.. 12 258 18 951 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 20 number.. 252 543 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. 297 496 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 360 480 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 134 125 acres.. 16 053 9 554 bushels.. 1 254 597 464 499 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 365 406 acres.. 175 570 178 777 bushels.. 4 806 167 8 241 154 Barley for grain..............farms.. 189 353 acres.. 35 960 71 748 bushels.. 1 596 652 5 444 847 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 69 acres.. 2 088 3 165 bushels.. 116 204 233 649 Sunflower seed................farms.. 34 91 acres.. 4 536 14 889 pounds.. 4 563 377 23 861 173 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 317 255 acres.. 87 583 37 857 bushels.. 2 445 625 1 020 056 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 200 acres.. 16 206 11 108 tons, dry.. 45 424 31 888 @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.