1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOUNTRAIL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 755 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 997 139 1 000 679 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 321 1 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 218 425 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 318 295 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 854 68 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 181 164 1,000 acres or more ................. 350 367 Total cropland .................farms.. 712 709 acres.. 649 747 690 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 679 acres.. 438 416 366 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 173 40 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 130 54 724 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 354 29 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 819 10 841 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 160 $100,000 or more .................... 160 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 616 29 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 888 39 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 579 Other ............................... 204 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 310 200 days or more ................... 157 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 353 number.. 34 876 28 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 356 326 number.. (D) 17 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 26 number.. (D) 679 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 350 number.. 21 826 18 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 22 number.. 182 767 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 382 912 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 33 number.. 1 540 5 175 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. 360 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 395 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 253 362 bushels.. 15 550 10 727 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 12 acres.. 250 792 tons, green.. 1 170 3 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 531 582 acres.. 349 371 274 565 bushels.. 6 999 789 9 968 718 Barley for grain..............farms.. 104 241 acres.. 15 858 26 599 bushels.. 634 780 1 386 435 Oats for grain................farms.. 104 161 acres.. 8 922 8 906 bushels.. 346 409 561 504 Sunflower seed................farms.. 17 36 acres.. 3 220 9 032 pounds.. 2 951 745 8 057 502 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 408 409 acres.. 65 066 55 551 tons, dry.. 74 359 58 556 @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.