1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HETTINGER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 436 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 707 231 688 468 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 622 1 612 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 244 413 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 328 259 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 206 88 387 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 232 275 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 401 acres.. 577 879 569 299 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 387 acres.. 394 033 323 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 589 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 440 38 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 926 90 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 042 26 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 398 11 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 106 $100,000 or more .................... 147 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 716 27 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 036 64 626 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 377 Other ............................... 96 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 123 200 days or more ................... 73 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 255 number.. 24 883 24 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 215 number.. 13 078 11 708 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 46 number.. 1 140 1 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 259 number.. 12 420 13 502 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 40 number.. 6 142 12 328 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 42 number.. 12 254 24 058 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 28 number.. 1 904 3 678 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 10 acres.. 1 482 861 bushels.. 87 247 39 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 44 acres.. 1 417 3 029 tons, green.. 9 485 13 634 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 302 341 acres.. 308 719 237 250 bushels.. 8 499 945 8 159 158 Barley for grain..............farms.. 66 174 acres.. 8 923 23 053 bushels.. 351 109 1 005 650 Oats for grain................farms.. 84 124 acres.. 8 038 11 501 bushels.. 409 315 827 092 Sunflower seed................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 2 820 1 349 pounds.. 3 697 586 1 692 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 277 acres.. 44 756 47 072 tons, dry.. 69 583 63 329 @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.