1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUNN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 335 601 1 352 738 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 161 2 081 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 516 633 412 498 Average per acre .........dollars.. 238 197 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 442 65 673 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 337 358 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 575 acres.. 429 179 436 378 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 504 551 acres.. 286 974 260 141 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 5 acres.. 1 550 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 412 37 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 774 57 079 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 800 10 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 612 26 744 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 161 $100,000 or more .................... 118 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 560 27 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 305 41 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 458 538 Other ............................... 160 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 221 200 days or more ................... 133 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 530 number.. 85 134 84 499 Beef cows ..................farms.. 460 495 number.. 45 206 43 140 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 60 number.. 1 383 1 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 530 number.. 50 287 45 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 39 number.. 2 967 4 790 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 35 number.. 5 499 7 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 36 number.. 1 838 3 657 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 41 number.. 1 058 1 078 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 17 acres.. 820 870 bushels.. 38 960 37 224 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 79 143 acres.. 8 257 13 234 tons, green.. 48 135 66 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 329 376 acres.. 127 012 109 586 bushels.. 2 685 263 3 002 108 Barley for grain..............farms.. 156 198 acres.. 15 291 19 635 bushels.. 517 154 821 790 Oats for grain................farms.. 198 258 acres.. 14 620 18 497 bushels.. 627 807 941 234 Sunflower seed................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 917 807 pounds.. 1 174 197 458 888 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 457 494 acres.. 127 739 107 681 tons, dry.. 154 936 107 185 @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.