1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 244 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 578 700 505 461 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 372 2 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 949 414 096 Average per acre .........dollars.. 224 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 433 76 259 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 135 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 215 204 acres.. 221 203 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 188 acres.. 147 593 118 690 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 1 010 2 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 266 16 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 860 74 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 322 8 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 943 7 547 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 40 $100,000 or more .................... 60 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 116 11 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 952 52 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 179 Other ............................... 58 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 116 91 200 days or more ................... 55 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 130 number.. 27 532 21 484 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 119 number.. 13 820 12 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 21 number.. 362 739 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 131 number.. 14 938 12 415 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 2 559 2 447 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 3 253 3 667 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 18 number.. 2 559 3 135 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 3 number.. (D) 103 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 5 acres.. 2 958 381 bushels.. 161 248 11 637 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 16 acres.. 911 2 173 tons, green.. 12 330 26 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 151 acres.. 86 383 78 100 bushels.. 2 122 276 2 717 773 Barley for grain..............farms.. 57 94 acres.. 7 786 12 583 bushels.. 306 241 601 935 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 70 acres.. 7 304 5 725 bushels.. 408 631 364 576 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 0 acres.. 1 428 0 pounds.. 1 746 235 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 131 acres.. 33 283 22 468 tons, dry.. 39 205 26 992 @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.