1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERBURNE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 512 530 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 042 117 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 930 300 661 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 896 1 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 910 60 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 488 acres.. 77 099 86 678 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 422 447 acres.. 66 029 69 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 110 acres.. 25 724 31 871 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 760 40 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 516 75 518 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 411 20 916 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 349 19 108 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 35 $100,000 or more .................... 73 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 248 31 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 108 59 270 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 216 243 Other ............................... 296 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 324 200 days or more ................... 232 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 177 number.. 10 130 11 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 94 number.. 1 536 1 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 41 number.. 1 751 2 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 169 number.. 5 902 7 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 68 number.. 11 280 20 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 76 number.. 28 992 40 787 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 32 number.. 540 880 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 25 number.. (D) 171 621 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) 3 432 124 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 199 232 acres.. 26 579 29 096 bushels.. 3 106 412 2 959 163 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 261 726 bushels.. 6 477 19 277 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 80 bushels.. (D) 3 000 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 52 acres.. 538 1 396 bushels.. 22 423 81 769 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 64 (D) pounds.. 38 800 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 148 acres.. 14 465 15 666 bushels.. 505 869 362 046 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 279 acres.. 8 565 9 184 tons, dry.. 19 276 21 510 @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.