1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRIGGS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 357 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 389 873 396 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 092 1 037 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 572 350 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 375 328 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 737 91 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 353 acres.. 317 722 330 810 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 327 acres.. 239 772 258 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 4 321 2 752 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 120 33 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 767 88 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 527 28 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 593 5 247 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 74 $100,000 or more .................... 97 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 634 25 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 004 66 449 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 306 Other ............................... 100 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 171 166 200 days or more ................... 81 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 182 number.. 17 025 15 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 163 number.. 8 566 7 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 393 634 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 180 number.. 8 555 7 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 19 number.. 38 2 472 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 22 number.. 172 3 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 24 number.. 566 1 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 23 acres.. 3 501 2 327 bushels.. 308 728 120 390 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 42 acres.. 1 992 2 601 tons, green.. 19 855 22 325 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 215 292 acres.. 110 153 134 806 bushels.. 2 421 353 5 668 961 Barley for grain..............farms.. 181 219 acres.. 47 801 55 451 bushels.. 2 220 736 3 692 740 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 66 acres.. 2 792 3 906 bushels.. 116 579 291 071 Sunflower seed................farms.. 127 159 acres.. 35 935 30 132 pounds.. 49 254 276 36 225 178 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 186 acres.. 19 014 21 704 tons, dry.. 31 016 31 901 @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.