1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BIG STONE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 420 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 988 262 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 605 570 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 505 636 381 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 815 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 585 88 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 441 acres.. 227 048 238 637 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 424 acres.. 207 388 211 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 1 103 2 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 617 44 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 039 97 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 297 29 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 320 15 155 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 112 $100,000 or more .................... 155 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 593 34 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 030 75 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 374 Other ............................... 119 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 151 200 days or more ................... 98 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 159 number.. 8 335 10 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 84 number.. 2 186 2 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 44 number.. 1 323 2 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 165 number.. 4 240 5 386 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 80 number.. 36 103 37 910 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 84 number.. 77 323 79 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 28 number.. 457 1 506 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 333 acres.. 61 782 55 172 bushels.. 6 950 012 4 722 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 231 326 acres.. 36 384 56 513 bushels.. 1 245 007 2 758 882 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 895 bushels.. (D) 68 065 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 69 acres.. 296 1 960 bushels.. 14 582 136 705 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 1 905 pounds.. 0 3 170 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 325 357 acres.. 101 532 87 387 bushels.. 3 434 097 2 433 645 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 152 acres.. 5 982 5 709 tons, dry.. 16 618 16 213 @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.