1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAND FORKS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 768 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 774 747 769 225 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 009 1 024 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 777 125 694 931 Average per acre .........dollars.. 762 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 483 130 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 292 289 Total cropland .................farms.. 695 718 acres.. 719 073 717 505 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 593 696 acres.. 628 690 617 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 37 acres.. 14 928 10 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 611 133 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 764 177 853 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 118 625 122 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 985 11 540 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 138 $100,000 or more .................... 304 338 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 772 103 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 953 137 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 606 Other ............................... 217 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 312 200 days or more ................... 158 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 159 number.. 15 881 14 897 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 129 number.. 8 170 3 692 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 330 507 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 158 number.. 13 470 11 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 30 number.. 6 466 8 184 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 34 number.. (D) 11 030 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 675 2 232 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 114 acres.. 17 214 15 240 bushels.. 1 538 902 834 646 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 48 acres.. 1 589 2 217 tons, green.. 12 089 15 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 483 611 acres.. 268 467 278 837 bushels.. 8 285 866 14 693 420 Barley for grain..............farms.. 322 485 acres.. 79 057 107 979 bushels.. 3 984 154 8 167 996 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 57 acres.. 2 443 2 855 bushels.. 125 051 206 487 Sunflower seed................farms.. 161 205 acres.. 26 622 29 552 pounds.. 25 100 843 36 877 194 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 182 acres.. 15 043 14 648 tons, dry.. 27 452 21 188 @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.