1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROLETTE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 511 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 493 200 522 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 965 1 075 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 064 327 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 345 313 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 791 63 342 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 198 189 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 436 acres.. 355 854 364 343 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 420 428 acres.. 271 830 251 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 604 28 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 933 59 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 716 19 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 888 9 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 97 $100,000 or more .................... 94 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 620 21 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 137 44 605 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 360 377 Other ............................... 151 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 204 200 days or more ................... 124 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 286 number.. 25 157 27 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 252 number.. 13 429 14 195 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 33 number.. 469 1 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 293 number.. 14 185 13 498 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 178 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 203 2 049 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 1 191 1 242 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. 643 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 9 acres.. 462 431 bushels.. 21 900 21 030 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 19 acres.. 627 1 225 tons, green.. 3 701 7 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 242 298 acres.. 120 372 139 074 bushels.. 2 732 691 5 052 510 Barley for grain..............farms.. 224 227 acres.. 67 943 50 199 bushels.. 3 168 738 2 859 678 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 91 acres.. 5 620 4 648 bushels.. 282 362 305 821 Sunflower seed................farms.. 39 46 acres.. 7 586 7 711 pounds.. 9 064 224 5 456 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 306 acres.. 53 458 47 592 tons, dry.. 80 959 66 413 @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.