1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENNINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 528 480 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 752 280 089 Average size of farm .......acres.. 592 584 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 392 225 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 489 401 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 038 63 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 456 acres.. 263 999 243 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 434 acres.. 190 149 185 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 895 29 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 255 61 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 393 22 915 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 501 6 441 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 72 $100,000 or more .................... 80 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 616 22 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 753 47 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 329 Other ............................... 227 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 217 200 days or more ................... 165 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 177 number.. 8 158 11 408 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 113 number.. 3 386 3 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 51 number.. 834 1 727 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 173 number.. 3 914 5 636 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 18 number.. (D) 3 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 6 887 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 17 number.. 191 1 349 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 8 number.. 233 1 137 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 2 750 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 23 acres.. 3 916 1 678 bushels.. 299 204 83 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 332 acres.. 91 852 103 908 bushels.. 2 393 547 5 012 010 Barley for grain..............farms.. 174 224 acres.. 37 869 34 183 bushels.. 1 534 320 2 614 567 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 124 acres.. 6 851 8 428 bushels.. 325 339 588 927 Sunflower seed................farms.. 49 102 acres.. 10 404 18 038 pounds.. 8 821 299 24 137 612 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 13 acres.. 11 073 1 405 bushels.. 309 018 27 856 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 215 acres.. 25 223 18 626 tons, dry.. 54 502 43 247 @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.