1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERIDAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 998 521 343 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 295 1 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 464 347 359 Average per acre .........dollars.. 372 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 557 59 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 204 227 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 394 acres.. 339 973 363 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 376 acres.. 247 436 218 227 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 388 21 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 075 51 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 478 12 683 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 910 8 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 84 $100,000 or more .................... 93 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 914 18 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 300 42 989 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 381 Other ............................... 90 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 110 200 days or more ................... 59 34 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 244 number.. 27 283 24 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 214 number.. 13 938 12 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 47 number.. 1 161 1 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 245 number.. 16 495 15 198 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 16 number.. 522 467 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 16 number.. 1 052 1 506 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 7 number.. 552 205 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. 250 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 24 acres.. 2 101 1 559 bushels.. 131 301 80 911 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 44 acres.. 1 286 2 998 tons, green.. 6 464 16 356 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 262 312 acres.. 135 965 119 670 bushels.. 2 975 321 3 187 100 Barley for grain..............farms.. 136 170 acres.. 27 992 27 614 bushels.. 1 200 085 1 090 742 Oats for grain................farms.. 97 148 acres.. 7 351 9 508 bushels.. 289 832 515 181 Sunflower seed................farms.. 86 77 acres.. 24 543 15 560 pounds.. 31 338 206 8 184 865 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 261 acres.. 48 183 48 046 tons, dry.. 63 780 52 919 @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.