1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RED LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 376 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 977 183 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 545 520 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 338 207 302 Average per acre .........dollars.. 650 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 810 62 263 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 320 acres.. 171 638 154 569 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 255 295 acres.. 127 015 116 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 104 23 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 128 68 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 311 14 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 793 9 220 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 61 $100,000 or more .................... 61 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 018 18 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 487 53 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 246 Other ............................... 180 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 163 200 days or more ................... 123 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 175 number.. 11 900 14 548 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 101 number.. 4 602 4 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 58 number.. 1 387 2 396 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 176 number.. 5 555 6 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 19 number.. 678 2 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 21 number.. 604 3 857 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 18 number.. 1 533 2 581 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 64 acres.. 6 294 4 542 bushels.. 548 090 239 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 212 acres.. 54 013 55 402 bushels.. 1 591 712 2 686 599 Barley for grain..............farms.. 120 151 acres.. 19 146 20 712 bushels.. 919 858 1 574 804 Oats for grain................farms.. 65 83 acres.. 4 106 5 201 bushels.. 252 046 366 283 Sunflower seed................farms.. 36 62 acres.. 6 022 10 699 pounds.. 6 431 462 12 919 490 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 72 23 acres.. 15 553 1 769 bushels.. 444 537 31 582 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 163 177 acres.. 17 933 15 174 tons, dry.. 41 873 37 076 @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.