1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRAVERSE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 315 068 310 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 818 806 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 726 069 636 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 272 152 708 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 364 acres.. 300 203 298 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 361 acres.. 287 908 281 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 215 60 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 181 156 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 285 49 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 930 10 555 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 87 $100,000 or more .................... 202 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 657 45 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 918 118 119 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 325 Other ............................... 81 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 117 200 days or more ................... 72 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 79 number.. 6 957 8 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 47 number.. (D) 1 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 85 number.. 5 108 6 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 50 number.. 21 032 28 370 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 54 number.. 40 700 55 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 657 1 247 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 270 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 220 238 acres.. 63 946 47 255 bushels.. 8 232 884 4 795 262 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 275 300 acres.. 77 398 94 217 bushels.. 2 920 421 5 014 639 Barley for grain..............farms.. 29 111 acres.. 3 009 12 499 bushels.. 181 478 991 143 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 36 acres.. 2 016 2 511 bushels.. 99 750 205 515 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 14 acres.. 555 3 314 pounds.. 666 000 5 086 306 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 309 335 acres.. 127 872 113 073 bushels.. 4 464 175 3 380 213 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 83 acres.. 7 000 3 370 tons, dry.. 18 353 10 131 @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.