1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORTON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 907 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 228 774 1 233 663 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 355 1 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 451 668 287 735 Average per acre .........dollars.. 296 210 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 389 60 762 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 200 1,000 acres or more ................. 392 428 Total cropland .................farms.. 788 818 acres.. 565 363 575 546 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 784 acres.. 391 719 370 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 42 acres.. 3 991 4 744 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 312 61 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 496 67 144 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 256 20 109 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 056 41 865 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 179 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 183 $100,000 or more .................... 181 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 498 48 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 984 52 337 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 634 710 Other ............................... 273 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 359 200 days or more ................... 220 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 643 695 number.. 104 432 95 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 530 571 number.. 49 202 43 115 Milk cows ..................farms.. 116 137 number.. 7 195 7 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 658 708 number.. 55 504 52 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 100 number.. 5 102 12 539 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 109 number.. 9 884 22 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 41 number.. 5 496 5 189 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 49 number.. 1 239 2 572 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 1 332 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 73 acres.. 9 111 8 093 bushels.. 645 619 433 659 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 147 262 acres.. 16 226 22 064 tons, green.. 93 372 147 719 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 450 551 acres.. 186 398 162 087 bushels.. 3 812 984 5 387 400 Barley for grain..............farms.. 223 369 acres.. 30 554 39 168 bushels.. 996 834 1 969 752 Oats for grain................farms.. 241 415 acres.. 23 799 31 828 bushels.. 872 804 2 046 526 Sunflower seed................farms.. 30 22 acres.. 8 311 5 334 pounds.. 7 581 482 5 668 177 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 600 654 acres.. 134 045 119 397 tons, dry.. 185 090 183 279 @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.