1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 805 838 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 830 131 753 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 157 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 549 321 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 969 2 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 501 64 801 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 317 245 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 786 acres.. 99 795 110 116 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 673 727 acres.. 91 205 95 613 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 393 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 150 44 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 329 53 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 618 14 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 532 29 548 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 91 $100,000 or more .................... 134 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 646 35 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 281 42 919 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 434 Other ............................... 480 404 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 516 459 200 days or more ................... 379 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 401 number.. 23 047 28 231 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 132 number.. 1 788 1 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 115 169 number.. 7 209 8 633 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 395 number.. 9 996 15 902 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 95 number.. 18 725 16 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 97 number.. 54 752 39 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 34 number.. 677 415 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 28 number.. 771 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 10 number.. 2 445 714 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 342 472 acres.. 37 174 40 608 bushels.. 4 964 882 4 710 617 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 100 acres.. 1 894 2 250 bushels.. 66 224 81 769 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 5 acres.. 222 66 bushels.. 9 212 2 580 Oats for grain................farms.. 109 171 acres.. 2 271 3 378 bushels.. 119 808 189 758 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 285 379 acres.. 31 074 28 207 bushels.. 1 248 857 960 460 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 455 480 acres.. 17 169 17 867 tons, dry.. 45 275 52 902 @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.