1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STUTSMAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 979 988 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 264 518 1 269 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 292 1 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 471 038 398 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 380 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 209 99 007 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 455 464 Total cropland .................farms.. 891 900 acres.. 984 714 996 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 759 840 acres.. 712 155 720 857 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 25 acres.. 6 584 5 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 543 98 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 528 100 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 179 69 088 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 364 29 902 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 187 $100,000 or more .................... 317 344 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 783 74 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 735 75 253 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 724 810 Other ............................... 255 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 348 200 days or more ................... 184 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 533 number.. 66 004 71 124 Beef cows ..................farms.. 429 442 number.. 32 676 31 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 83 number.. 3 254 4 032 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 489 532 number.. 38 356 38 341 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 41 number.. 2 641 9 369 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 43 number.. 3 395 13 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 64 number.. 4 000 10 164 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 104 acres.. 9 374 11 166 bushels.. 708 185 479 489 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 164 acres.. 7 341 14 885 tons, green.. 65 535 83 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 571 679 acres.. 376 230 412 426 bushels.. 8 308 324 16 026 065 Barley for grain..............farms.. 297 423 acres.. 71 495 69 134 bushels.. 3 524 345 4 299 133 Oats for grain................farms.. 133 229 acres.. 10 466 15 107 bushels.. 465 025 1 051 498 Sunflower seed................farms.. 367 353 acres.. 130 040 113 501 pounds.. 156 925 441 121 731 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 458 530 acres.. 78 808 85 677 tons, dry.. 125 955 118 570 @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.