1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARNES COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 772 839 Land in farms ..................acres.. 869 888 858 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 127 1 023 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 377 418 840 Average per acre .........dollars.. 485 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 955 102 251 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 327 354 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 771 acres.. 767 114 761 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 675 754 acres.. 663 923 662 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 2 343 1 995 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 968 91 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 586 108 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 127 78 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 841 12 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 146 $100,000 or more .................... 281 337 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 464 66 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 455 79 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 584 692 Other ............................... 188 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 307 200 days or more ................... 149 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 349 number.. 24 862 28 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 291 number.. 12 651 12 129 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 43 number.. 648 1 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 349 number.. 17 616 14 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 80 number.. 3 226 14 784 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 83 number.. 4 722 23 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 40 number.. 2 426 6 100 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 19 number.. 115 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 342 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 103 146 acres.. 10 096 11 184 bushels.. 844 269 552 852 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 96 acres.. 4 099 6 106 tons, green.. 35 907 38 969 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 565 673 acres.. 357 814 361 022 bushels.. 8 984 154 16 129 139 Barley for grain..............farms.. 394 523 acres.. 104 883 120 022 bushels.. 5 318 982 8 467 054 Oats for grain................farms.. 76 129 acres.. 4 400 6 766 bushels.. 201 546 568 887 Sunflower seed................farms.. 397 460 acres.. 120 821 108 335 pounds.. 154 432 431 142 980 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 371 acres.. 27 108 31 608 tons, dry.. 47 718 52 727 @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.