1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASECA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 709 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 351 237 239 Average size of farm .......acres.. 332 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 652 406 337 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 777 1 284 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 023 74 751 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 712 acres.. 213 468 219 426 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 609 690 acres.. 206 532 201 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 269 68 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 811 89 600 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 554 42 422 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 714 25 584 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 149 $100,000 or more .................... 271 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 191 55 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 209 73 506 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 453 523 Other ............................... 256 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 342 200 days or more ................... 226 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 251 number.. 13 810 13 587 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 71 number.. 936 1 129 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 88 number.. 3 727 3 895 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 234 number.. 6 935 6 245 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 181 number.. 149 158 76 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 196 number.. 302 518 153 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 55 number.. 2 106 2 051 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 11 number.. 450 3 595 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 534 623 acres.. 103 034 110 971 bushels.. 14 570 926 14 172 072 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 50 acres.. 417 1 423 bushels.. 18 812 59 564 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 102 acres.. 991 1 456 bushels.. 75 459 96 794 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 501 568 acres.. 90 022 72 629 bushels.. 3 780 775 2 710 861 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 254 acres.. 6 354 6 537 tons, dry.. 19 397 18 107 @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.