1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 054 1 190 Land in farms ..................acres.. 350 398 347 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 332 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 587 575 370 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 778 1 284 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 592 72 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 311 180 to 499 acres .................... 448 551 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 974 1 114 acres.. 321 374 320 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 1 097 acres.. 306 835 294 193 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 17 acres.. 2 952 2 576 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 181 843 121 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 526 102 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 759 54 074 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 083 67 332 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 174 230 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 228 290 $100,000 or more .................... 437 388 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 132 437 95 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 772 80 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 791 928 Other ............................... 263 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 482 200 days or more ................... 231 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 452 number.. 35 765 38 679 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 92 number.. 2 418 2 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 149 219 number.. 8 192 9 300 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 451 number.. 22 921 23 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 204 309 number.. 227 511 143 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 219 334 number.. 565 513 296 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 50 number.. 2 650 2 577 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. (D) 62 392 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 869 1 013 acres.. 134 271 131 810 bushels.. 17 852 548 16 516 515 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 119 acres.. 2 573 2 795 bushels.. 98 599 119 928 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 4 acres.. 223 52 bushels.. 14 480 4 360 Oats for grain................farms.. 154 301 acres.. 3 165 5 306 bushels.. 194 087 368 908 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 869 998 acres.. 138 492 124 591 bushels.. 5 775 575 4 597 821 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 337 468 acres.. 12 343 15 289 tons, dry.. 38 653 49 028 @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.