1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 647 2 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 840 353 821 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 066 178 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 740 54 559 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 935 721 180 to 499 acres .................... 963 1 040 500 to 999 acres .................... 299 343 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 398 2 321 acres.. 595 303 582 018 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 984 2 190 acres.. 491 486 472 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 178 acres.. 48 264 38 172 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 201 431 170 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 098 68 045 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 733 46 481 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 120 698 124 244 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 660 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 206 226 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 282 321 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 423 405 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 273 301 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 290 428 $100,000 or more .................... 513 498 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 151 496 133 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 233 53 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 543 1 740 Other ............................... 1 104 769 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 265 1 039 200 days or more ................... 800 563 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 359 1 545 number.. 103 462 111 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 649 617 number.. 16 189 13 859 Milk cows ..................farms.. 579 782 number.. 30 344 34 395 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 364 1 524 number.. 44 983 46 455 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 249 number.. 30 322 43 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 110 251 number.. 67 030 97 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 128 number.. 3 401 6 913 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 28 number.. 5 240 18 495 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 108 1 198 acres.. 116 693 114 550 bushels.. 12 261 024 7 608 072 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 556 613 acres.. 72 930 64 101 bushels.. 2 505 426 2 877 089 Barley for grain..............farms.. 168 321 acres.. 8 367 15 124 bushels.. 422 095 906 994 Oats for grain................farms.. 662 966 acres.. 26 095 39 800 bushels.. 1 379 874 2 493 166 Sunflower seed................farms.. 35 38 acres.. 2 702 2 124 pounds.. 3 370 175 3 555 113 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 475 481 acres.. 89 799 68 249 bushels.. 3 013 595 1 614 779 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 585 1 735 acres.. 123 924 119 409 tons, dry.. 297 851 303 839 @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.