1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 653 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 935 100 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 484 459 378 344 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 652 2 335 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 734 54 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 268 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 603 acres.. 68 516 80 252 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 536 acres.. 58 476 63 413 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 60 acres.. 3 991 4 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 258 48 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 685 74 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 003 38 847 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 255 9 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 55 $100,000 or more .................... 92 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 771 37 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 968 57 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 270 Other ............................... 368 377 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 411 200 days or more ................... 273 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 244 number.. 7 023 11 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 146 number.. 1 798 2 428 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 49 number.. 1 212 2 603 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 227 number.. 4 238 4 734 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. 2 054 3 500 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 40 number.. 3 360 6 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 31 number.. 1 532 1 561 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 33 number.. 740 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 11 number.. 7 361 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 206 228 acres.. 23 467 26 449 bushels.. 3 243 251 3 002 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 18 acres.. 224 829 bushels.. 7 460 33 601 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 3 acres.. 167 63 bushels.. 7 654 3 680 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 94 acres.. 1 325 1 854 bushels.. 58 341 82 920 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 127 acres.. 16 102 14 141 bushels.. 596 730 423 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 362 acres.. 12 616 13 952 tons, dry.. 27 893 33 919 @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.