1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SARGENT COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 449 481 Land in farms ..................acres.. 476 735 495 509 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 062 1 030 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 727 391 421 Average per acre .........dollars.. 550 382 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 581 103 793 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 454 acres.. 402 614 416 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 435 acres.. 333 358 346 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 26 acres.. 6 046 8 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 534 54 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 729 113 369 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 875 40 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 659 14 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 91 $100,000 or more .................... 203 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 302 40 640 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 167 84 490 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 379 Other ............................... 102 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 173 200 days or more ................... 94 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 199 221 number.. 27 507 26 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 182 number.. 12 656 10 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 1 270 1 279 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 215 number.. 13 825 13 531 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 73 number.. 38 715 19 042 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 77 number.. 97 647 40 064 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 29 number.. 945 1 472 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 728 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 253 acres.. 51 222 56 553 bushels.. 4 847 704 3 651 471 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 55 acres.. 2 966 3 935 tons, green.. 25 854 27 743 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 308 367 acres.. 126 559 146 405 bushels.. 3 610 254 6 062 752 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 195 acres.. 7 293 25 424 bushels.. 377 512 1 556 226 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 61 acres.. 1 657 3 540 bushels.. 103 637 274 912 Sunflower seed................farms.. 102 156 acres.. 19 877 26 223 pounds.. 25 751 805 34 799 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 202 acres.. 23 675 21 605 tons, dry.. 44 664 40 106 @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.