1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OLIVER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 327 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 400 248 384 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 224 1 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 498 276 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 240 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 962 69 525 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 135 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 300 acres.. 186 405 187 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 289 acres.. 137 452 127 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 18 acres.. 3 839 4 207 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 086 17 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 368 55 197 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 405 6 904 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 681 11 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 55 $100,000 or more .................... 67 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 992 14 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 847 44 170 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 229 Other ............................... 100 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 143 200 days or more ................... 84 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 245 number.. 37 001 29 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 197 214 number.. 16 411 14 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 41 number.. 1 791 1 844 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 247 number.. 17 984 14 655 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 3 185 3 247 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 26 number.. 6 591 5 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 31 number.. 2 378 3 688 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 12 number.. 1 067 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 400 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 18 acres.. 2 002 1 848 bushels.. 118 530 95 456 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 81 acres.. 5 808 7 501 tons, green.. 58 257 48 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 189 197 acres.. 60 571 50 314 bushels.. 1 479 501 1 774 761 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 136 acres.. 11 746 13 775 bushels.. 443 966 758 288 Oats for grain................farms.. 109 171 acres.. 7 955 11 714 bushels.. 345 053 834 411 Sunflower seed................farms.. 15 8 acres.. 3 197 1 608 pounds.. 2 894 000 1 641 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 248 acres.. 48 277 43 422 tons, dry.. 73 539 68 774 @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.