1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REDWOOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 168 1 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 508 129 491 726 Average size of farm .......acres.. 435 391 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 688 544 474 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 593 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 856 94 100 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 418 489 500 to 999 acres .................... 312 322 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 074 1 159 acres.. 472 615 460 227 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 034 1 138 acres.. 455 195 425 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 209 724 153 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 558 122 137 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 116 984 82 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 740 71 434 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 211 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 196 262 $100,000 or more .................... 614 524 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 155 591 125 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 212 99 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 939 1 051 Other ............................... 229 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 473 471 200 days or more ................... 197 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 352 number.. 32 805 34 011 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 123 number.. 6 829 4 192 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 73 number.. 2 248 3 591 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 356 number.. 42 497 41 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 243 416 number.. 230 496 154 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 260 443 number.. 463 354 309 575 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 52 number.. 2 446 8 371 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 25 number.. 43 857 65 502 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 1 100 665 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 949 1 066 acres.. 207 462 198 082 bushels.. 26 441 989 24 177 244 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 195 acres.. 2 664 5 798 bushels.. 103 664 268 975 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 115 174 bushels.. 8 110 13 924 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 174 acres.. 1 347 2 822 bushels.. 90 325 233 112 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 970 1 056 acres.. 225 892 203 436 bushels.. 9 050 144 7 259 182 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 315 acres.. 7 535 8 289 tons, dry.. 19 404 26 986 @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.