1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 950 979 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 804 263 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 580 141 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 769 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 876 33 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 386 180 to 499 acres .................... 352 358 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 902 937 acres.. 129 411 140 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 850 885 acres.. 95 706 96 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 12 acres.. 3 332 807 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 856 40 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 848 41 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 854 6 651 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 002 34 232 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 255 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 105 $100,000 or more .................... 87 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 299 33 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 035 33 853 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 539 Other ............................... 516 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 567 508 200 days or more ................... 374 325 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 594 661 number.. 33 079 39 539 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 347 number.. 8 282 7 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 169 274 number.. 8 171 11 310 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 570 645 number.. 15 413 15 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 96 number.. 2 014 6 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 79 number.. 5 659 13 671 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 39 number.. 1 857 2 399 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 63 52 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 885 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 236 245 acres.. 15 997 14 409 bushels.. 1 705 202 1 141 328 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 189 416 bushels.. 4 562 13 872 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 14 acres.. 468 469 bushels.. 21 217 19 695 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 229 acres.. 2 769 4 820 bushels.. 134 648 242 237 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 85 acres.. 5 276 5 291 bushels.. 169 940 125 098 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 759 806 acres.. 63 002 60 292 tons, dry.. 103 383 108 773 @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.