1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 713 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 452 153 188 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 249 109 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 633 484 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 953 31 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 653 638 acres.. 86 902 80 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 599 589 acres.. 62 624 55 777 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 34 acres.. 547 1 000 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 679 13 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 575 19 670 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 933 3 756 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 746 9 561 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 312 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 34 $100,000 or more .................... 18 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 333 12 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 285 19 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 250 Other ............................... 487 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 495 454 200 days or more ................... 346 292 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 384 359 number.. 11 308 11 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 316 273 number.. 4 435 3 901 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 69 number.. 1 372 2 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 334 number.. 5 380 5 563 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 21 number.. 796 992 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 18 number.. 1 506 1 377 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 43 number.. 967 1 355 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 44 number.. 2 054 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 11 number.. 7 137 1 825 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 9 850 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 15 acres.. 27 315 bushels.. 650 9 838 Barley for grain..............farms.. 22 32 acres.. 493 673 bushels.. 18 005 32 275 Oats for grain................farms.. 120 123 acres.. 3 037 2 696 bushels.. 142 322 140 108 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 521 535 acres.. 58 343 53 096 tons, dry.. 70 129 69 055 @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.