1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SWIFT COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 739 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 388 215 389 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 525 513 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 216 411 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 941 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 145 93 363 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 719 acres.. 352 100 359 461 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 703 acres.. 323 844 321 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 84 acres.. 19 947 21 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 119 209 84 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 311 110 751 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 341 55 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 868 28 609 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 130 178 $100,000 or more .................... 291 262 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 981 71 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 927 93 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 601 Other ............................... 221 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 330 292 200 days or more ................... 155 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 230 number.. 18 196 18 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 93 number.. 3 365 3 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 78 number.. 2 727 3 052 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 232 number.. 11 601 11 942 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 120 number.. 23 789 33 412 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 137 number.. 34 946 66 372 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 15 number.. 356 962 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 1 650 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 521 617 acres.. 142 287 138 196 bushels.. 17 195 074 13 542 095 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 366 acres.. 12 968 32 234 bushels.. 401 547 1 356 471 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 19 acres.. 328 540 bushels.. 16 591 29 981 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 91 acres.. 1 334 2 463 bushels.. 80 271 173 257 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 552 625 acres.. 145 511 131 968 bushels.. 5 096 558 3 736 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 246 acres.. 13 474 10 020 tons, dry.. 37 215 29 733 @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.