1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROSEAU COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 051 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 577 455 536 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 549 602 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 292 263 114 Average per acre .........dollars.. 427 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 425 60 772 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 334 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 963 848 acres.. 466 711 439 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 802 acres.. 336 651 307 646 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 200 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 348 54 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 759 60 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 419 33 415 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 929 20 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 350 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 128 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 112 $100,000 or more .................... 148 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 713 43 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 256 49 321 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 578 Other ............................... 550 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 618 465 200 days or more ................... 443 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 378 376 number.. 26 021 24 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 275 number.. 9 393 8 967 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 92 number.. 3 615 4 024 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 369 367 number.. 12 038 11 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 19 number.. 2 863 5 618 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 5 300 10 202 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 38 number.. 698 2 559 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 301 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 22 acres.. 4 280 2 347 bushels.. 377 585 157 334 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 403 518 acres.. 152 717 150 202 bushels.. 4 625 007 6 407 640 Barley for grain..............farms.. 219 270 acres.. 37 398 33 360 bushels.. 1 856 285 2 004 090 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 210 acres.. 10 868 11 700 bushels.. 532 938 712 399 Sunflower seed................farms.. 46 94 acres.. 16 379 25 856 pounds.. 19 659 834 27 695 723 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 12 acres.. 2 104 1 568 bushels.. 51 640 16 044 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 461 447 acres.. 49 440 56 793 tons, dry.. 93 470 118 725 @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.