1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILKIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 441 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 457 806 420 778 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 038 923 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 963 902 742 872 Average per acre .........dollars.. 942 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 939 133 823 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 429 acres.. 435 320 407 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 414 acres.. 415 243 371 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 2 952 3 470 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 540 76 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 982 168 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 94 870 71 373 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 670 5 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 85 $100,000 or more .................... 222 223 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 568 58 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 230 129 655 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 396 Other ............................... 85 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 167 200 days or more ................... 66 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 77 number.. 4 743 4 930 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 45 number.. 1 483 1 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 691 727 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 76 number.. 1 981 1 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 50 number.. 12 953 16 271 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 52 number.. 27 407 40 060 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 191 525 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 859 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 163 153 acres.. 35 147 28 322 bushels.. 3 889 998 2 067 705 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 337 372 acres.. 174 736 149 169 bushels.. 6 460 478 7 597 574 Barley for grain..............farms.. 94 187 acres.. 14 683 23 888 bushels.. 916 568 1 774 497 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 36 acres.. 1 090 1 593 bushels.. 64 100 118 587 Sunflower seed................farms.. 19 90 acres.. 2 738 18 731 pounds.. 3 052 851 32 480 680 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 316 351 acres.. 134 325 115 786 bushels.. 4 302 493 3 182 532 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 84 acres.. 8 449 5 292 tons, dry.. 19 105 12 700 @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.