1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALSH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 755 780 Land in farms ..................acres.. 717 525 737 273 Average size of farm .......acres.. 950 945 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 733 953 610 383 Average per acre .........dollars.. 783 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 974 133 659 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 271 279 Total cropland .................farms.. 716 746 acres.. 641 869 681 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 622 723 acres.. 539 443 564 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 358 2 391 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 394 137 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 111 176 708 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 117 465 132 712 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 929 5 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 121 $100,000 or more .................... 265 345 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 110 844 114 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 813 147 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 591 625 Other ............................... 164 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 325 200 days or more ................... 127 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 225 number.. 12 327 13 099 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 212 number.. 6 460 6 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 178 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 223 number.. 7 071 8 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 23 number.. 2 540 4 941 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 29 number.. 9 481 9 699 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 25 number.. 1 605 1 777 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 7 number.. 72 126 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 1 020 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 44 acres.. 4 382 4 602 bushels.. 449 331 293 262 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 55 acres.. 1 320 2 581 tons, green.. 11 682 17 298 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 502 624 acres.. 273 117 312 742 bushels.. 8 052 970 16 283 920 Barley for grain..............farms.. 301 441 acres.. 57 254 66 715 bushels.. 2 814 884 4 879 592 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 94 acres.. 2 056 3 831 bushels.. 87 465 245 438 Sunflower seed................farms.. 160 122 acres.. 27 237 13 911 pounds.. 34 027 611 13 722 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 257 acres.. 21 000 19 411 tons, dry.. 38 897 31 517 @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.