1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WADENA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 625 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 833 171 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 745 129 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 636 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 012 43 723 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 247 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 584 566 acres.. 99 564 94 256 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 508 516 acres.. 73 644 67 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 68 acres.. 14 212 11 823 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 948 38 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 717 63 183 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 102 5 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 846 32 566 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 99 $100,000 or more .................... 68 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 761 30 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 893 51 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 389 Other ............................... 300 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 274 200 days or more ................... 230 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 396 number.. 24 602 23 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 188 number.. 5 149 4 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 124 184 number.. 5 607 6 760 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 383 number.. 12 305 10 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 77 number.. 922 6 665 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 77 number.. 2 027 19 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 24 number.. 1 526 2 458 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 27 number.. 1 041 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 1 159 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 218 211 acres.. 20 114 16 085 bushels.. 2 035 033 1 010 768 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 12 acres.. 716 966 bushels.. 15 487 28 657 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 52 acres.. 914 1 777 bushels.. 50 751 99 533 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 182 acres.. 5 353 5 342 bushels.. 282 248 270 187 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 314 pounds.. (D) 496 604 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 684 191 bushels.. 24 414 2 403 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 440 446 acres.. 33 519 31 403 tons, dry.. 65 887 61 816 @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.