1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WABASHA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 963 928 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 401 245 686 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 367 244 270 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 207 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 706 66 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 312 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 417 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 883 870 acres.. 183 722 181 203 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 795 826 acres.. 157 523 145 841 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 20 acres.. 798 1 037 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 514 70 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 107 76 335 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 114 15 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 400 55 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 165 $100,000 or more .................... 312 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 393 56 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 174 60 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 607 673 Other ............................... 356 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 359 200 days or more ................... 302 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 629 631 number.. 64 275 58 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 260 number.. 9 082 7 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 281 314 number.. 19 121 17 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 628 628 number.. 24 442 24 361 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 173 number.. 28 497 41 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 179 number.. 56 949 69 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 60 number.. 1 355 2 430 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 52 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 21 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 642 651 acres.. 69 158 62 457 bushels.. 9 853 273 5 970 116 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 23 acres.. 588 461 bushels.. 21 322 12 838 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 47 acres.. 2 020 1 259 bushels.. 118 428 56 518 Oats for grain................farms.. 233 390 acres.. 6 053 10 722 bushels.. 399 759 602 508 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 362 284 acres.. 31 614 17 732 bushels.. 1 397 119 465 908 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 615 663 acres.. 40 397 41 841 tons, dry.. 122 645 94 441 @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.