1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEVENS COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 497 538 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 346 286 337 Average size of farm .......acres.. 602 532 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 648 317 412 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 098 786 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 778 109 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 487 acres.. 283 641 269 418 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 467 acres.. 265 633 247 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 48 acres.. 12 635 10 860 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 646 78 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 580 146 714 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 476 38 735 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 170 40 197 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 98 $100,000 or more .................... 237 216 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 054 64 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 742 120 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 426 Other ............................... 140 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 194 200 days or more ................... 117 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 152 number.. 23 382 28 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 71 number.. 2 623 3 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 2 253 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 152 number.. 20 372 24 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 136 number.. 85 979 72 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 157 number.. 229 107 162 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 23 number.. 1 609 1 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 901 626 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 301 367 acres.. 94 870 83 256 bushels.. 12 746 945 8 153 596 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 364 acres.. 41 166 54 543 bushels.. 1 577 429 2 786 925 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 60 acres.. 752 3 978 bushels.. 38 633 271 699 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 32 acres.. 431 1 258 bushels.. 27 604 116 711 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 468 993 pounds.. 431 550 1 355 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 352 399 acres.. 118 893 96 756 bushels.. 4 441 035 2 963 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 131 acres.. 6 874 5 165 tons, dry.. 21 094 16 581 @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.