1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCK COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 704 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 715 270 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 399 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 542 774 389 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 400 1 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 053 77 529 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 307 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 639 703 acres.. 260 316 248 647 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 685 acres.. 246 720 209 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 1 942 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 134 842 90 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 537 114 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 907 29 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 79 935 60 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 156 $100,000 or more .................... 306 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 960 75 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 670 94 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 613 Other ............................... 215 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 279 200 days or more ................... 188 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 388 number.. 40 383 42 242 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 213 number.. 6 445 7 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 69 number.. 2 965 3 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 399 number.. 42 372 39 331 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 188 288 number.. 149 178 146 838 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 195 300 number.. 392 161 272 320 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 56 number.. 1 531 2 891 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 19 number.. 1 134 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 542 627 acres.. 117 712 105 935 bushels.. 13 822 875 10 880 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 68 bushels.. (D) 3 088 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 114 334 bushels.. 6 668 25 820 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 141 acres.. 1 413 2 816 bushels.. 101 237 204 785 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 538 580 acres.. 115 688 87 689 bushels.. 4 561 731 2 687 599 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 386 acres.. 10 923 12 718 tons, dry.. 30 449 38 972 @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.