1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC LEAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 969 926 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 142 518 1 128 346 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 179 1 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 977 388 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 360 314 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 873 78 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 190 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 421 449 Total cropland .................farms.. 909 884 acres.. 866 193 874 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 815 853 acres.. 655 881 539 063 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 31 acres.. 5 178 4 588 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 274 60 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 650 65 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 534 44 171 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 740 16 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 173 217 $100,000 or more .................... 241 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 967 42 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 850 46 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 706 754 Other ............................... 263 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 339 200 days or more ................... 192 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 468 number.. 43 975 42 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 410 415 number.. 22 355 19 083 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 49 number.. 1 366 1 854 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 463 number.. 24 610 24 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 43 number.. 299 4 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 42 number.. 814 8 128 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 30 number.. 1 187 2 338 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 1 010 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 37 acres.. 3 413 3 255 bushels.. 163 056 157 798 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 74 acres.. 3 340 5 354 tons, green.. 24 728 33 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 688 737 acres.. 475 528 362 971 bushels.. 11 272 531 12 527 581 Barley for grain..............farms.. 205 333 acres.. 33 527 49 508 bushels.. 1 677 206 2 618 564 Oats for grain................farms.. 174 349 acres.. 15 695 28 395 bushels.. 742 544 1 586 257 Sunflower seed................farms.. 54 51 acres.. 9 906 8 736 pounds.. 9 664 892 9 603 098 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 494 553 acres.. 72 071 67 952 tons, dry.. 104 557 84 767 @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.