1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 596 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 969 501 1 019 300 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 627 1 705 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 081 333 267 Average per acre .........dollars.. 252 199 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 849 71 252 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 320 351 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 538 acres.. 447 707 477 629 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 469 529 acres.. 297 087 292 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 22 acres.. 1 603 2 723 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 897 38 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 553 65 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 125 14 969 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 772 23 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 149 $100,000 or more .................... 96 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 942 29 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 916 49 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 463 523 Other ............................... 133 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 167 200 days or more ................... 93 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 471 number.. 65 137 66 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 414 418 number.. 35 479 34 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 109 number.. 2 954 3 580 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 473 number.. 35 057 34 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 82 number.. 4 373 12 922 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 87 number.. 8 761 20 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 45 number.. 3 524 7 476 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 43 number.. 1 488 1 777 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 585 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 56 acres.. 2 794 4 923 bushels.. 149 474 245 126 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 168 acres.. 9 183 16 132 tons, green.. 44 664 78 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 324 383 acres.. 143 183 126 819 bushels.. 2 895 378 3 815 314 Barley for grain..............farms.. 129 238 acres.. 13 454 26 874 bushels.. 456 511 1 184 170 Oats for grain................farms.. 202 289 acres.. 19 079 22 309 bushels.. 841 246 1 372 570 Sunflower seed................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 7 172 2 893 pounds.. 9 214 469 5 612 663 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 432 acres.. 107 246 96 540 tons, dry.. 148 392 142 410 @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.