1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TOWNER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 428 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 570 058 591 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 332 1 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 524 111 431 713 Average per acre .........dollars.. 376 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 651 99 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 271 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 448 acres.. 499 187 529 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 439 acres.. 409 742 402 271 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 394 45 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 052 97 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 460 42 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 935 2 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 127 $100,000 or more .................... 151 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 076 31 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 635 67 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 398 Other ............................... 87 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 169 200 days or more ................... 68 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 116 number.. 6 865 5 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 109 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 111 number.. 3 429 2 885 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 19 number.. 110 2 784 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 20 number.. 134 5 037 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 18 number.. 454 1 910 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 125 520 bushels.. 6 400 28 725 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 13 acres.. (D) 452 tons, green.. (D) 3 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 323 407 acres.. 238 262 270 900 bushels.. 5 329 040 10 663 328 Barley for grain..............farms.. 292 364 acres.. 94 112 88 503 bushels.. 4 097 514 5 352 859 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 51 acres.. 3 949 2 230 bushels.. 129 927 133 656 Sunflower seed................farms.. 82 106 acres.. 17 885 18 325 pounds.. 21 479 432 14 231 612 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 137 acres.. 10 317 10 938 tons, dry.. 13 809 16 736 @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.