1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC KENZIE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 668 741 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 169 652 1 165 695 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 751 1 573 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 110 467 762 Average per acre .........dollars.. 263 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 648 75 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 351 353 Total cropland .................farms.. 610 680 acres.. 521 533 507 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 543 647 acres.. 298 604 283 757 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 99 acres.. 23 057 23 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 500 49 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 610 66 423 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 513 27 569 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 987 21 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 168 $100,000 or more .................... 160 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 479 35 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 691 48 423 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 577 Other ............................... 171 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 308 200 days or more ................... 140 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 419 444 number.. 71 805 69 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 422 number.. 42 592 42 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 391 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 455 number.. 44 456 40 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 1 929 4 851 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 24 number.. 2 608 6 513 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 27 number.. 7 479 9 289 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. 2 374 1 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 20 acres.. 665 1 095 bushels.. 66 130 98 834 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 39 acres.. 1 891 2 797 tons, green.. 24 034 27 039 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 381 484 acres.. 185 758 172 209 bushels.. 3 851 473 6 672 488 Barley for grain..............farms.. 99 205 acres.. 12 912 18 831 bushels.. 384 311 898 775 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 181 acres.. 5 649 9 447 bushels.. 204 884 556 603 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 880 pounds.. (D) 430 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 472 acres.. 84 027 74 818 tons, dry.. 82 557 91 634 @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.