1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DIVIDE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 535 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 733 305 725 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 371 1 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 424 415 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 316 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 493 62 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 297 305 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 508 acres.. 554 616 554 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 491 acres.. 309 460 264 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 2 836 2 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 014 27 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 446 51 451 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 718 21 728 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 296 5 387 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 137 $100,000 or more .................... 135 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 486 17 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 726 34 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 418 451 Other ............................... 117 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 192 200 days or more ................... 83 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 227 number.. 20 277 15 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 221 number.. 11 212 9 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 147 91 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 223 number.. 9 966 8 018 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 37 number.. 4 685 4 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 38 number.. 13 426 6 580 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 18 number.. 713 6 375 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 285 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 447 bushels.. (D) 14 726 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 410 451 acres.. 254 471 207 070 bushels.. 5 943 239 7 871 741 Barley for grain..............farms.. 57 202 acres.. 6 954 20 388 bushels.. 243 204 1 086 271 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 105 acres.. 5 061 4 520 bushels.. 206 568 292 941 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 30 acres.. 1 013 3 226 pounds.. 1 077 854 2 264 663 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 285 acres.. 40 262 32 341 tons, dry.. 49 422 41 361 @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.