1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 191 1 099 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 031 227 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 646 262 334 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 976 1 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 613 65 236 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 487 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 096 1 017 acres.. 208 613 194 920 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 912 955 acres.. 184 682 164 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 8 acres.. 543 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 410 88 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 977 80 434 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 130 27 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 280 61 267 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 364 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 128 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 194 $100,000 or more .................... 237 212 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 077 76 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 821 69 472 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 565 611 Other ............................... 626 488 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 708 608 200 days or more ................... 489 432 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 531 number.. 28 466 32 632 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 157 number.. 2 173 2 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 176 255 number.. 9 535 11 160 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 432 509 number.. 11 919 13 490 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 198 number.. 185 748 135 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 201 number.. 410 957 299 701 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 63 number.. 1 441 2 187 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 54 number.. 1 210 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 12 number.. 5 106 751 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 642 696 acres.. 87 103 85 536 bushels.. 11 982 090 10 128 712 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 85 acres.. 1 287 1 635 bushels.. 49 399 59 645 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 8 acres.. 254 129 bushels.. 11 601 7 169 Oats for grain................farms.. 169 241 acres.. 2 973 4 344 bushels.. 191 792 252 179 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 559 545 acres.. 70 210 46 741 bushels.. 2 924 637 1 613 696 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 564 606 acres.. 20 037 21 521 tons, dry.. 55 570 58 409 @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.