1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOTTINEAU COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 808 798 Land in farms ..................acres.. 959 734 950 031 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 188 1 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 602 396 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 417 346 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 301 91 910 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 342 360 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 764 acres.. 810 878 823 847 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 742 acres.. 632 745 578 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 921 56 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 398 70 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 147 49 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 774 6 811 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 164 $100,000 or more .................... 216 194 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 620 39 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 886 49 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 602 Other ............................... 238 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 322 200 days or more ................... 172 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 267 number.. 19 425 17 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 242 number.. 10 648 9 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 22 number.. 127 457 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 267 number.. 10 312 8 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 25 number.. 388 2 463 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 28 number.. 417 4 418 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 54 number.. 1 709 2 113 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 334 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 14 acres.. 575 1 145 bushels.. 35 498 63 520 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 24 acres.. 200 1 082 tons, green.. 1 060 6 684 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 560 639 acres.. 354 277 376 517 bushels.. 7 735 790 13 083 670 Barley for grain..............farms.. 419 487 acres.. 126 941 124 744 bushels.. 5 119 470 6 024 854 Oats for grain................farms.. 147 145 acres.. 14 392 9 684 bushels.. 741 795 581 117 Sunflower seed................farms.. 112 103 acres.. 27 845 20 780 pounds.. 33 889 240 15 459 312 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 346 324 acres.. 50 372 38 856 tons, dry.. 62 317 40 239 @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.