1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDDY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 288 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 036 369 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 195 1 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 465 872 338 735 Average per acre .........dollars.. 355 285 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 016 72 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 294 acres.. 257 944 286 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 277 acres.. 187 282 188 252 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 1 581 1 791 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 522 21 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 200 70 179 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 876 13 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 646 8 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 78 $100,000 or more .................... 85 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 882 18 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 564 59 487 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 276 Other ............................... 64 36 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 99 200 days or more ................... 46 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 184 number.. 19 751 21 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 169 number.. 11 135 11 735 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 25 number.. 194 678 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 185 number.. 10 637 11 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 230 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 992 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 15 number.. 2 500 3 616 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 19 acres.. 3 214 2 739 bushels.. 199 587 148 460 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 80 acres.. 2 645 6 976 tons, green.. 18 849 43 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 222 acres.. 74 979 93 491 bushels.. 1 548 689 2 822 280 Barley for grain..............farms.. 108 122 acres.. 19 226 13 536 bushels.. 808 468 658 388 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 95 acres.. 5 802 6 801 bushels.. 232 917 378 290 Sunflower seed................farms.. 125 121 acres.. 37 676 26 637 pounds.. 47 133 116 21 687 248 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 203 acres.. 37 747 39 996 tons, dry.. 49 543 48 240 @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.