1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 367 353 Land in farms ..................acres.. 629 677 594 587 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 716 1 684 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 637 312 775 Average per acre .........dollars.. 228 194 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 403 61 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 211 213 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 331 acres.. 375 136 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 290 308 acres.. 234 866 194 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 845 23 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 871 66 450 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 003 11 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 842 11 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 71 $100,000 or more .................... 105 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 409 17 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 233 50 289 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 278 Other ............................... 112 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 142 200 days or more ................... 81 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 211 number.. 38 124 31 564 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 192 number.. 18 780 16 481 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 402 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 219 number.. 23 236 19 823 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 22 number.. 985 2 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 25 number.. 1 931 5 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 41 number.. 12 327 12 252 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 12 acres.. 1 685 574 bushels.. 107 597 21 260 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 47 acres.. 3 018 5 350 tons, green.. 16 327 28 304 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 223 248 acres.. 146 708 110 072 bushels.. 3 559 286 3 329 066 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 118 acres.. 9 079 14 467 bushels.. 326 480 598 412 Oats for grain................farms.. 90 103 acres.. 10 059 8 174 bushels.. 417 752 453 854 Sunflower seed................farms.. 16 2 acres.. 3 532 (D) pounds.. 4 268 028 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 229 acres.. 62 245 56 118 tons, dry.. 90 332 69 818 @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.