1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 876 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 415 269 407 953 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 442 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 387 410 917 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 102 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 975 88 142 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 228 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 858 acres.. 380 068 378 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 748 832 acres.. 350 326 338 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 13 acres.. 576 1 303 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 126 93 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 838 101 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 564 59 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 562 34 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 220 $100,000 or more .................... 397 319 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 554 75 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 089 82 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 636 729 Other ............................... 240 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 386 200 days or more ................... 193 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 227 number.. 21 537 21 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 107 number.. 4 799 4 019 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 54 number.. 2 289 2 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 227 number.. 14 053 14 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 128 204 number.. 120 116 76 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 219 number.. 223 451 150 522 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 36 number.. 2 026 5 336 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 885 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 661 761 acres.. 156 331 151 342 bushels.. 18 719 985 16 690 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 211 302 acres.. 12 873 18 125 bushels.. 452 412 777 723 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 124 212 bushels.. 6 003 16 355 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 83 acres.. 641 2 380 bushels.. 34 201 181 739 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 675 760 acres.. 171 875 158 904 bushels.. 6 122 675 5 029 298 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 215 acres.. 9 503 7 324 tons, dry.. 27 333 24 787 @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.