1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EMMONS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 744 759 Land in farms ..................acres.. 823 946 834 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 107 1 099 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 472 254 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 266 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 283 67 230 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 323 352 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 690 acres.. 508 903 531 230 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 646 acres.. 379 805 338 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 3 909 3 602 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 263 48 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 902 64 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 676 19 699 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 587 29 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 168 $100,000 or more .................... 147 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 703 35 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 021 47 276 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 528 609 Other ............................... 216 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 273 200 days or more ................... 145 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 456 515 number.. 70 771 63 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 373 393 number.. 31 824 25 041 Milk cows ..................farms.. 111 170 number.. 5 810 8 052 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 475 527 number.. 38 534 34 503 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 56 number.. 1 053 3 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 56 number.. 1 847 8 017 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 599 1 227 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 773 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 93 acres.. 8 556 7 968 bushels.. 552 061 344 331 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 135 201 acres.. 12 793 18 949 tons, green.. 71 616 116 628 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 464 525 acres.. 217 639 184 289 bushels.. 4 430 559 5 456 235 Barley for grain..............farms.. 138 220 acres.. 18 669 23 290 bushels.. 649 175 1 119 321 Oats for grain................farms.. 233 367 acres.. 21 129 34 390 bushels.. 921 759 1 941 083 Sunflower seed................farms.. 78 19 acres.. 18 171 2 081 pounds.. 24 165 724 1 905 449 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 449 acres.. 93 576 77 608 tons, dry.. 137 651 107 445 @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.