1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 874 956 Land in farms ..................acres.. 809 410 799 606 Average size of farm .......acres.. 926 836 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 836 316 618 053 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 261 121 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 196 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 290 289 Total cropland .................farms.. 812 883 acres.. 747 510 743 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 767 860 acres.. 686 490 660 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 1 822 2 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 165 985 130 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 914 136 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 136 236 106 240 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 748 24 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 181 $100,000 or more .................... 414 387 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 137 229 101 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 193 105 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 704 796 Other ............................... 170 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 316 339 200 days or more ................... 141 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 334 number.. 31 535 32 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 252 number.. 12 854 12 133 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 941 1 790 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 328 number.. 18 025 19 503 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 142 number.. 9 601 36 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 163 number.. 18 250 79 134 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 27 number.. 5 894 3 404 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 17 number.. (D) 780 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 8 number.. 3 510 6 810 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 476 559 acres.. 159 573 154 685 bushels.. 17 166 457 11 627 434 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 114 acres.. 5 065 5 937 tons, green.. 55 241 40 988 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 564 644 acres.. 191 389 199 732 bushels.. 6 482 568 9 603 319 Barley for grain..............farms.. 83 205 acres.. 9 915 21 415 bushels.. 606 308 1 474 759 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 88 acres.. 1 574 3 917 bushels.. 82 150 265 137 Sunflower seed................farms.. 84 191 acres.. 14 483 30 476 pounds.. 18 658 203 48 567 381 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 318 acres.. 23 984 24 533 tons, dry.. 50 111 50 831 @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.