1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 30 504 31 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 359 346 39 438 144 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 290 1 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 512 734 422 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 335 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 015 87 290 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 545 785 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 420 1 264 50 to 179 acres ..................... 3 573 2 945 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 459 4 985 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 867 6 714 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 640 14 430 Total cropland .................farms.. 27 994 28 967 acres.. 27 024 895 27 469 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 25 153 27 804 acres.. 20 438 149 19 216 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 710 816 acres.. 180 362 187 212 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 869 322 2 745 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 064 88 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 193 672 2 030 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 675 649 714 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 164 2 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 313 1 363 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 104 2 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 365 4 851 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 558 5 399 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 341 6 502 $100,000 or more .................... 8 659 8 678 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 453 342 2 090 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 453 67 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 677 25 189 Other ............................... 7 827 5 934 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 12 837 11 827 200 days or more ................... 6 135 4 916 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 232 15 183 number.. 1 810 409 1 723 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 744 13 216 number.. 920 559 837 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 170 1 925 number.. 54 024 74 885 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 426 15 249 number.. 1 055 343 978 947 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 797 1 932 number.. 197 372 346 082 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 814 2 033 number.. 374 733 603 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 101 1 623 number.. 130 892 217 240 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 549 838 number.. 201 684 278 090 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 160 number.. 193 401 38 573 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 812 3 353 acres.. 578 953 595 347 bushels.. 54 996 430 37 487 419 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 024 3 443 acres.. 164 276 278 181 tons, green.. 1 162 005 1 714 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 488 22 918 acres.. 10 874 126 10 627 608 bushels.. 260 522 260 409 882 271 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 565 13 979 acres.. 2 178 700 2 388 696 bushels.. 98 641 946 142 747 145 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 937 7 843 acres.. 423 877 557 388 bushels.. 18 616 546 33 414 633 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 069 5 287 acres.. 1 347 376 1 130 593 pounds.. 1 678 505 673 1 260 442 267 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 707 15 695 acres.. 2 702 807 2 467 853 tons, dry.. 3 765 662 3 267 324 @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.