1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WATONWAN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 576 663 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 994 249 731 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 706 932 434 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 424 85 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 625 acres.. 237 082 233 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 619 acres.. 231 054 221 713 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 321 1 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 131 75 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 562 113 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 224 47 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 908 28 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 170 $100,000 or more .................... 296 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 425 63 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 418 95 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 508 Other ............................... 144 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 299 200 days or more ................... 127 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 118 number.. 9 383 10 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 35 number.. 827 933 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 741 962 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 113 number.. 8 745 9 733 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 182 number.. 142 713 81 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 192 number.. 395 276 175 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 46 number.. 947 3 042 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 479 582 acres.. 113 348 114 341 bushels.. 15 864 385 15 719 246 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 14 acres.. 412 615 bushels.. 15 347 22 567 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 79 acres.. 654 1 340 bushels.. 40 075 84 175 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 481 562 acres.. 113 938 102 092 bushels.. 4 747 401 3 988 897 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 152 acres.. 2 085 2 475 tons, dry.. 5 432 7 374 @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.