1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BILLINGS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 237 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 793 839 818 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 350 3 384 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 797 443 508 630 Average per acre .........dollars.. 247 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 001 75 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 213 acres.. 123 873 134 323 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 185 acres.. 75 955 57 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 395 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 190 10 361 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 435 42 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 653 1 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 537 8 410 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 51 $100,000 or more .................... 35 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 792 8 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 315 36 896 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 189 Other ............................... 62 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 104 200 days or more ................... 56 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 194 number.. 29 595 27 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 167 number.. 17 207 16 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 29 number.. 435 467 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 193 number.. 17 858 15 275 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 22 number.. 538 2 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 22 number.. 386 2 922 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 427 834 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. 185 548 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 4 acres.. 1 132 124 bushels.. 63 863 5 468 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 13 acres.. 483 812 tons, green.. 3 171 3 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 102 acres.. 31 652 23 863 bushels.. 732 718 530 581 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 37 acres.. 2 392 2 764 bushels.. 102 427 108 935 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 82 acres.. 5 814 4 570 bushels.. 255 282 212 860 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 1 300 (D) pounds.. 1 720 000 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 161 acres.. 34 770 26 733 tons, dry.. 41 385 23 022 @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.