1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC INTOSH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 505 483 Land in farms ..................acres.. 508 154 544 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 006 1 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 034 284 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 325 64 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 195 239 Total cropland .................farms.. 460 456 acres.. 348 158 365 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 427 acres.. 252 936 265 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 286 34 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 873 72 079 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 471 16 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 815 18 414 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 129 $100,000 or more .................... 97 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 136 25 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 656 51 934 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 409 Other ............................... 150 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 163 200 days or more ................... 108 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 331 number.. 41 385 44 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 274 number.. 16 813 17 288 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 63 number.. 2 314 2 643 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 344 number.. 31 681 27 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 1 821 2 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 24 number.. 4 099 4 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 29 number.. 1 204 1 951 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. 747 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 815 365 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 18 acres.. 2 444 1 025 bushels.. 126 524 55 887 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 87 acres.. 2 783 8 431 tons, green.. 17 665 49 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 287 369 acres.. 137 275 145 981 bushels.. 2 553 833 4 537 571 Barley for grain..............farms.. 105 207 acres.. 13 373 21 014 bushels.. 478 434 1 075 685 Oats for grain................farms.. 160 252 acres.. 17 595 21 591 bushels.. 747 742 1 438 816 Sunflower seed................farms.. 74 41 acres.. 22 101 9 116 pounds.. 27 426 806 8 674 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 332 acres.. 58 970 63 067 tons, dry.. 97 339 92 719 @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.