1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 044 1 090 Land in farms ..................acres.. 289 708 290 627 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 368 246 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 496 83 051 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 403 456 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 964 998 acres.. 190 542 198 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 896 964 acres.. 164 852 163 630 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 356 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 064 92 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 920 84 866 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 022 15 736 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 042 76 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 174 210 $100,000 or more .................... 316 316 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 709 74 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 969 68 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 692 809 Other ............................... 352 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 416 200 days or more ................... 304 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 744 824 number.. 82 531 79 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 308 number.. 8 451 8 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 378 470 number.. 28 559 26 803 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 733 810 number.. 33 677 29 587 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 180 number.. 43 525 40 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 192 number.. 95 653 66 971 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 30 number.. 1 456 817 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 47 number.. 2 428 2 099 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 7 number.. 3 221 1 417 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 691 772 acres.. 68 983 72 869 bushels.. 9 638 038 7 871 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 14 acres.. 115 303 bushels.. 4 085 11 540 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 33 acres.. 1 008 782 bushels.. 57 604 36 732 Oats for grain................farms.. 279 461 acres.. 7 296 12 084 bushels.. 418 184 697 909 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 264 237 acres.. 21 262 12 297 bushels.. 952 419 363 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 748 810 acres.. 58 495 58 188 tons, dry.. 175 385 170 835 @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.