1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRAILL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 471 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 494 484 501 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 050 969 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 846 664 778 964 Average per acre .........dollars.. 815 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 866 154 887 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 221 Total cropland .................farms.. 449 494 acres.. 480 154 483 085 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 490 acres.. 458 568 444 108 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 519 85 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 445 165 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 276 81 807 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 242 3 657 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 96 $100,000 or more .................... 274 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 001 69 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 991 135 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 446 Other ............................... 79 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 208 200 days or more ................... 71 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 73 61 number.. 5 490 4 772 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 46 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 64 number.. 3 520 3 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 18 number.. 795 6 067 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 18 number.. 870 10 948 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 9 number.. 940 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 49 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 289 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 145 116 acres.. 26 529 17 294 bushels.. 2 786 526 1 094 155 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 515 546 tons, green.. 15 850 3 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 370 459 acres.. 176 466 193 705 bushels.. 4 990 416 9 062 647 Barley for grain..............farms.. 223 378 acres.. 48 594 83 738 bushels.. 2 393 947 6 223 758 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 20 acres.. 536 915 bushels.. 32 611 59 248 Sunflower seed................farms.. 70 68 acres.. 11 667 8 259 pounds.. 13 570 671 13 456 626 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 66 acres.. 8 344 4 380 tons, dry.. 16 350 9 472 @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.