1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARLTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 527 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 166 113 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 168 124 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 590 503 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 009 30 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 503 495 acres.. 55 523 61 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 477 473 acres.. 39 376 39 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 194 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 451 9 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 035 18 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 657 1 326 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 793 8 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 33 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 293 7 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 838 15 291 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 234 Other ............................... 314 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 321 200 days or more ................... 233 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 339 number.. 11 541 12 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 209 number.. 3 818 3 040 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 104 number.. 2 302 3 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 315 number.. 5 679 5 275 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 380 489 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 13 number.. 526 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 23 number.. 512 662 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 32 number.. 1 126 866 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 703 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 191 bushels.. (D) 4 722 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 64 acres.. 736 1 076 bushels.. 39 925 42 902 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 450 453 acres.. 36 595 37 985 tons, dry.. 48 627 60 400 @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.