1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OLMSTED COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 317 1 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 303 665 305 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 524 278 997 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 425 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 167 58 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 322 236 50 to 179 acres ..................... 434 392 180 to 499 acres .................... 367 398 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 197 1 153 acres.. 244 678 252 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 006 1 055 acres.. 206 649 196 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 24 acres.. 110 259 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 320 94 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 729 74 323 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 416 26 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 905 68 031 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 342 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 164 $100,000 or more .................... 297 256 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 354 83 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 260 65 467 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 675 749 Other ............................... 642 521 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 738 660 200 days or more ................... 504 442 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 629 707 number.. 50 829 58 888 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 335 number.. 9 700 10 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 186 274 number.. 11 342 14 374 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 623 704 number.. 24 850 27 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 145 number.. 38 217 44 561 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 156 number.. 83 693 74 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 81 number.. 2 771 4 405 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 36 number.. 938 2 807 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 793 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 723 792 acres.. 97 352 101 911 bushels.. 13 600 896 9 623 962 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 16 acres.. 139 281 bushels.. 4 990 10 480 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 16 acres.. 478 238 bushels.. 25 475 7 707 Oats for grain................farms.. 237 383 acres.. 5 610 9 527 bushels.. 332 590 506 270 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 545 546 acres.. 58 684 40 497 bushels.. 2 499 171 1 039 193 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 702 716 acres.. 30 007 31 005 tons, dry.. 90 537 86 099 @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.