1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIOUX COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 193 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 704 872 745 815 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 652 3 729 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 812 609 790 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 216 220 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 940 61 224 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 161 176 acres.. (D) 134 313 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 168 acres.. 97 647 86 488 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 528 13 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 273 69 191 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 319 2 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 209 11 292 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 50 $100,000 or more .................... 44 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 987 11 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 433 56 506 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 172 Other ............................... 35 28 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 73 200 days or more ................... 24 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 157 number.. 33 259 32 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 152 number.. 20 995 20 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 402 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 156 number.. 22 755 20 157 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 11 number.. 579 1 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 13 number.. 821 2 546 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 967 2 904 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. 152 603 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 1 028 bushels.. (D) 71 987 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 35 acres.. 2 124 3 062 tons, green.. 8 123 15 433 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 92 acres.. 37 121 28 771 bushels.. 693 249 624 838 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 35 acres.. 1 275 3 407 bushels.. 38 290 140 518 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 74 acres.. 6 019 6 937 bushels.. 230 777 415 831 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 139 acres.. 53 209 47 557 tons, dry.. 70 527 59 744 @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.