1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC HENRY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 905 889 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 067 049 1 048 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 179 1 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 045 269 330 Average per acre .........dollars.. 333 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 791 52 804 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 213 1,000 acres or more ................. 380 389 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 806 acres.. 683 303 690 882 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 718 761 acres.. 488 181 427 489 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 8 406 6 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 541 47 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 476 53 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 840 25 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 700 21 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 205 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 161 $100,000 or more .................... 157 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 337 36 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 152 40 521 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 635 704 Other ............................... 270 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 340 200 days or more ................... 209 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 531 553 number.. 72 340 60 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 492 496 number.. 37 202 33 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 53 number.. 1 696 1 459 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 537 547 number.. 35 680 35 411 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 36 number.. 876 3 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 32 number.. 695 4 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 52 number.. 5 054 5 274 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 30 number.. 757 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 530 707 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 42 acres.. 3 268 4 846 bushels.. 175 645 204 554 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 86 acres.. 5 689 7 342 tons, green.. 38 626 59 157 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 469 550 acres.. 204 038 190 295 bushels.. 4 753 262 5 597 737 Barley for grain..............farms.. 280 313 acres.. 54 760 44 478 bushels.. 2 376 267 2 168 175 Oats for grain................farms.. 210 286 acres.. 18 541 23 009 bushels.. 825 987 1 052 833 Sunflower seed................farms.. 165 157 acres.. 42 774 29 684 pounds.. 55 074 831 26 099 880 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 545 acres.. 158 191 133 371 tons, dry.. 204 912 132 889 @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.