1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIPESTONE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 690 778 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 525 252 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 780 258 135 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 075 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 239 59 304 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 615 688 acres.. 213 407 223 165 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 649 acres.. 190 792 186 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 3 044 1 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 444 58 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 658 75 404 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 090 22 880 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 83 355 35 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 169 $100,000 or more .................... 235 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 359 47 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 709 61 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 590 Other ............................... 194 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 330 314 200 days or more ................... 183 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 430 number.. 39 955 35 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 217 number.. 9 769 6 708 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 113 number.. 5 250 5 143 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 444 number.. 22 778 22 396 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 189 number.. 166 604 70 506 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 204 number.. 448 867 139 568 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 74 number.. 6 817 10 303 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 494 552 acres.. 85 114 85 421 bushels.. 8 251 519 7 176 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 40 acres.. 723 1 122 bushels.. 23 063 40 119 Barley for grain..............farms.. 24 5 acres.. 663 169 bushels.. 36 000 11 675 Oats for grain................farms.. 128 248 acres.. 2 844 6 661 bushels.. 171 030 434 407 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 479 544 acres.. 86 073 75 713 bushels.. 2 923 365 1 882 129 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 388 acres.. 15 374 15 398 tons, dry.. 37 487 44 963 @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.