1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEMBINA COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 615 624 Land in farms ..................acres.. 633 216 600 845 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 030 963 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 005 903 783 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 829 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 893 143 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 233 Total cropland .................farms.. 597 600 acres.. 587 041 559 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 591 acres.. 511 735 486 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 506 114 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 327 182 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 123 288 107 565 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 218 6 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 106 $100,000 or more .................... 279 321 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 964 89 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 169 142 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 532 Other ............................... 107 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 262 200 days or more ................... 96 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 128 number.. 9 035 10 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 117 number.. 4 090 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 124 number.. 5 377 7 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 26 number.. 8 752 10 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 27 number.. 12 386 16 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 123 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 488 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 46 acres.. 4 743 4 661 bushels.. 423 354 235 845 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 25 acres.. 743 1 460 tons, green.. 5 906 16 656 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 412 523 acres.. 265 733 286 767 bushels.. 7 903 381 15 671 501 Barley for grain..............farms.. 250 363 acres.. 58 645 59 461 bushels.. 2 910 553 4 584 226 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 41 acres.. 841 1 427 bushels.. 39 472 103 112 Sunflower seed................farms.. 80 49 acres.. 13 410 6 795 pounds.. 16 134 251 8 331 452 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 133 acres.. 11 224 9 076 tons, dry.. 19 349 18 118 @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.