1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 682 743 Land in farms ..................acres.. 875 394 855 458 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 284 1 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 636 125 511 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 499 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 192 116 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 197 1,000 acres or more ................. 338 344 Total cropland .................farms.. 663 709 acres.. 811 726 801 803 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 637 698 acres.. 721 768 682 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 240 86 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 924 116 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 503 83 768 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 737 2 679 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 189 $100,000 or more .................... 281 331 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 341 64 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 538 86 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 574 654 Other ............................... 108 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 271 200 days or more ................... 94 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 136 number.. 5 923 6 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 131 number.. 3 173 3 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 134 number.. 2 974 3 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 26 number.. 2 331 4 071 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 25 number.. 4 307 6 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 564 1 301 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 691 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 3 acres.. 826 117 bushels.. 57 955 4 355 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 119 171 tons, green.. 533 1 104 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 584 675 acres.. 385 571 468 298 bushels.. 9 480 062 21 714 592 Barley for grain..............farms.. 518 591 acres.. 200 868 166 621 bushels.. 9 908 092 11 425 836 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 83 acres.. 2 845 6 588 bushels.. 125 942 549 148 Sunflower seed................farms.. 144 80 acres.. 32 983 15 353 pounds.. 38 997 473 13 937 635 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 134 acres.. 7 517 8 526 tons, dry.. 12 497 15 810 @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.