1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RAMSEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 525 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 658 108 639 709 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 254 1 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 503 726 454 947 Average per acre .........dollars.. 391 349 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 661 122 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 251 252 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 492 acres.. 596 778 585 434 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 417 485 acres.. 450 796 451 614 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 205 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 935 50 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 590 99 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 196 47 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 739 3 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 116 $100,000 or more .................... 154 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 112 36 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 928 71 773 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 438 Other ............................... 135 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 187 200 days or more ................... 80 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 105 number.. 6 124 8 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 88 number.. (D) 3 809 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 407 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 103 number.. 3 879 4 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 739 1 876 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 1 404 2 478 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 824 1 150 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. 90 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 8 acres.. 1 999 953 bushels.. 137 373 50 985 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 19 acres.. 791 1 351 tons, green.. 8 507 7 257 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 353 438 acres.. 206 973 289 148 bushels.. 4 543 835 11 670 187 Barley for grain..............farms.. 348 392 acres.. 118 944 94 087 bushels.. 5 086 347 5 876 826 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 3 490 1 946 bushels.. 168 282 131 289 Sunflower seed................farms.. 212 186 acres.. 60 630 40 219 pounds.. 68 041 770 31 048 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 117 161 acres.. 10 276 14 709 tons, dry.. 16 962 23 866 @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.