1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEELE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 774 819 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 926 231 610 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 039 345 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 563 1 210 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 578 81 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 742 acres.. 210 373 215 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 715 acres.. 199 032 190 949 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 968 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 432 74 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 590 90 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 156 36 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 277 37 854 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 145 $100,000 or more .................... 264 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 232 59 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 739 72 971 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 575 Other ............................... 295 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 367 200 days or more ................... 267 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 321 number.. 18 367 19 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 67 number.. 1 081 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 123 170 number.. 6 023 6 777 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 317 number.. 7 360 7 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 202 number.. 78 004 67 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 217 number.. 157 252 137 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 44 number.. 928 1 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 122 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 515 594 acres.. 96 425 98 754 bushels.. 13 164 908 11 246 843 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 30 acres.. 612 1 128 bushels.. 24 874 56 079 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 199 124 bushels.. 11 710 6 920 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 203 acres.. 2 521 4 390 bushels.. 173 449 281 149 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 495 512 acres.. 82 074 61 943 bushels.. 3 339 235 2 126 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 339 acres.. 11 592 11 824 tons, dry.. 32 780 29 939 @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.