1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POPE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 825 816 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 730 310 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 394 380 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 726 233 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 800 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 415 70 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 757 acres.. 268 108 250 058 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 650 721 acres.. 224 390 201 213 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 107 acres.. 29 207 25 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 204 58 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 217 71 406 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 697 24 572 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 507 33 696 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 156 $100,000 or more .................... 225 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 197 46 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 299 57 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 512 595 Other ............................... 313 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 326 200 days or more ................... 248 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 377 441 number.. 31 155 35 046 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 176 number.. 6 530 5 037 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 199 number.. 6 795 8 918 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 368 443 number.. 13 987 15 396 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 127 number.. 27 438 28 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 131 number.. 60 873 55 785 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 40 number.. 1 456 2 261 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. (D) 115 892 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 1 280 18 078 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 457 518 acres.. 84 360 79 404 bushels.. 10 644 297 6 832 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 246 291 acres.. 18 173 21 976 bushels.. 597 727 949 546 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 35 acres.. 260 1 039 bushels.. 14 450 66 810 Oats for grain................farms.. 115 234 acres.. 3 691 9 082 bushels.. 191 576 543 231 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 421 449 acres.. 81 491 57 451 bushels.. 2 998 394 1 471 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 471 acres.. 23 659 24 235 tons, dry.. 70 181 65 968 @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.