1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA MOURE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 616 679 Land in farms ..................acres.. 670 681 669 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 089 985 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 713 376 732 Average per acre .........dollars.. 427 374 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 057 87 755 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 266 262 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 636 acres.. 569 938 583 227 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 607 acres.. 454 113 446 200 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 22 acres.. 6 504 6 158 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 829 69 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 228 102 179 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 995 49 950 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 834 19 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 124 $100,000 or more .................... 220 255 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 163 48 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 291 72 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 484 561 Other ............................... 132 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 247 200 days or more ................... 99 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 354 number.. 32 470 35 721 Beef cows ..................farms.. 260 270 number.. 13 673 12 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 72 number.. 2 087 3 470 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 357 number.. 20 653 19 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 42 number.. 7 278 10 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 44 number.. 14 380 17 684 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 52 number.. 2 356 3 891 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 230 acres.. 22 813 30 376 bushels.. 2 170 340 1 731 235 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 75 99 acres.. 3 648 6 194 tons, green.. 28 342 40 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 442 541 acres.. 233 388 223 601 bushels.. 5 897 868 9 841 499 Barley for grain..............farms.. 170 288 acres.. 31 099 38 510 bushels.. 1 703 115 2 602 533 Oats for grain................farms.. 89 156 acres.. 6 168 11 216 bushels.. 359 068 846 685 Sunflower seed................farms.. 323 354 acres.. 90 343 82 224 pounds.. 122 753 822 106 141 665 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 367 acres.. 33 474 39 532 tons, dry.. 65 337 82 296 @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.