1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIERCE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 491 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 567 042 586 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 155 1 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 227 350 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 363 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 302 66 437 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 231 252 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 476 acres.. 443 504 466 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 464 acres.. 342 664 310 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 465 495 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 083 31 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 489 62 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 211 20 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 872 11 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 130 $100,000 or more .................... 122 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 139 25 438 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 550 50 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 426 Other ............................... 113 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 191 200 days or more ................... 76 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 242 number.. 26 130 24 544 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 205 number.. 12 954 11 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 35 number.. 1 099 1 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 241 number.. 14 019 15 190 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 20 number.. 80 1 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 20 number.. 89 1 839 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 17 number.. 659 1 165 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 818 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 27 acres.. 1 158 1 828 bushels.. 72 112 74 957 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 59 acres.. 2 301 3 856 tons, green.. 16 361 21 177 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 343 393 acres.. 174 893 166 154 bushels.. 3 999 801 4 764 592 Barley for grain..............farms.. 254 297 acres.. 58 313 48 956 bushels.. 2 528 112 2 133 926 Oats for grain................farms.. 118 141 acres.. 11 591 9 094 bushels.. 447 095 403 751 Sunflower seed................farms.. 140 139 acres.. 34 317 28 944 pounds.. 43 403 463 25 009 935 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 282 acres.. 48 206 53 980 tons, dry.. 64 698 49 955 @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.