1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STARK COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 802 788 Land in farms ..................acres.. 805 909 841 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 005 1 068 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 237 300 355 Average per acre .........dollars.. 349 305 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 630 62 884 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 299 302 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 703 acres.. 535 740 544 181 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 626 650 acres.. 356 211 305 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 687 843 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 785 42 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 088 53 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 780 15 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 005 26 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 147 $100,000 or more .................... 139 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 535 33 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 049 43 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 545 573 Other ............................... 257 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 344 200 days or more ................... 218 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 568 number.. 60 427 60 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 441 number.. 26 369 25 016 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 118 number.. 3 371 4 787 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 543 569 number.. 37 793 36 472 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 76 number.. 4 865 9 874 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 79 number.. 7 051 17 109 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 55 number.. 1 457 4 509 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 53 number.. 1 269 2 119 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 27 acres.. 2 120 1 450 bushels.. 116 389 70 306 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 116 acres.. 6 154 11 206 tons, green.. 33 935 59 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 451 466 acres.. 213 912 156 840 bushels.. 5 142 897 4 352 047 Barley for grain..............farms.. 148 237 acres.. 19 644 24 950 bushels.. 773 198 933 997 Oats for grain................farms.. 236 309 acres.. 19 018 22 143 bushels.. 902 401 1 182 832 Sunflower seed................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 051 1 202 pounds.. 1 272 400 857 113 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 532 539 acres.. 101 915 96 132 tons, dry.. 141 763 114 279 @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.