1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 517 552 Land in farms ..................acres.. 580 205 627 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 122 1 137 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 510 692 332 070 Average per acre .........dollars.. 459 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 766 78 971 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 232 Total cropland .................farms.. 476 513 acres.. 454 492 498 608 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 476 acres.. 347 351 378 520 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 47 acres.. 10 436 15 903 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 602 60 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 022 110 405 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 433 39 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 169 21 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 119 $100,000 or more .................... 171 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 767 48 342 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 999 87 576 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 407 461 Other ............................... 110 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 162 200 days or more ................... 91 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 313 number.. 42 441 46 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 282 number.. 19 210 20 323 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 26 number.. 835 1 473 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 317 number.. 27 039 26 102 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 58 number.. 11 581 20 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 63 number.. 17 749 29 998 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 59 number.. 3 453 8 991 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 589 1 519 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 752 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 245 acres.. 50 354 62 498 bushels.. 4 754 809 3 732 867 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 99 acres.. 4 160 8 100 tons, green.. 31 589 48 924 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 292 370 acres.. 130 692 154 149 bushels.. 3 510 342 6 331 136 Barley for grain..............farms.. 83 187 acres.. 12 334 25 321 bushels.. 624 759 1 576 900 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 150 acres.. 7 965 11 388 bushels.. 419 889 811 072 Sunflower seed................farms.. 209 149 acres.. 62 003 43 404 pounds.. 86 326 978 57 760 519 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 302 acres.. 46 095 46 357 tons, dry.. 82 316 85 885 @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.