1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIBLEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 958 1 059 Land in farms ..................acres.. 309 860 311 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 163 365 241 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 563 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 116 84 563 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 254 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 334 397 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 897 977 acres.. 282 890 283 528 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 876 950 acres.. 270 951 262 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 642 620 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 144 034 132 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 349 124 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 725 50 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 309 81 544 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 179 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 235 $100,000 or more .................... 363 326 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 117 328 108 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 472 102 838 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 655 778 Other ............................... 303 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 453 441 200 days or more ................... 276 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 427 499 number.. 30 330 34 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 96 number.. 1 823 1 766 Milk cows ..................farms.. 162 231 number.. 10 152 10 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 488 number.. 12 358 16 450 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 249 number.. 111 484 91 368 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 173 260 number.. 198 654 168 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 49 number.. 1 618 3 462 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 15 number.. 6 438 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 706 830 acres.. 113 065 112 658 bushels.. 15 161 730 14 352 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 157 175 acres.. 4 116 4 633 bushels.. 153 809 209 179 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 151 76 bushels.. 8 570 5 715 Oats for grain................farms.. 142 238 acres.. 2 472 4 222 bushels.. 150 659 309 892 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 716 797 acres.. 120 073 110 261 bushels.. 4 534 212 4 006 081 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 443 acres.. 13 554 15 200 tons, dry.. 41 954 55 101 @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.