1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANSOM COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 485 451 Land in farms ..................acres.. 515 104 485 012 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 062 1 075 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 707 424 166 Average per acre .........dollars.. 511 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 806 88 153 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 408 acres.. 359 870 340 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 383 acres.. 299 848 278 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 46 acres.. 16 538 17 495 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 387 51 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 570 113 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 062 35 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 325 15 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 81 $100,000 or more .................... 168 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 063 40 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 408 89 778 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 340 Other ............................... 133 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 188 200 days or more ................... 116 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 245 number.. 32 750 31 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 212 number.. 15 089 14 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 731 782 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 249 number.. 17 603 15 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 63 number.. 16 300 25 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 71 number.. 17 491 36 059 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 33 number.. 1 121 1 569 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 189 206 acres.. 52 539 54 850 bushels.. 5 218 631 3 729 952 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 77 acres.. 4 322 6 067 tons, green.. 34 291 44 479 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 258 278 acres.. 117 645 104 951 bushels.. 3 162 419 4 704 667 Barley for grain..............farms.. 74 156 acres.. 12 934 25 923 bushels.. 614 930 1 787 140 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 100 acres.. 1 447 6 006 bushels.. 77 335 420 349 Sunflower seed................farms.. 154 157 acres.. 32 889 32 899 pounds.. 45 703 541 50 323 398 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 245 acres.. 31 647 25 338 tons, dry.. 65 047 50 203 @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.