1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 172 1 107 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 207 702 1 160 916 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 030 1 049 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 555 383 356 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 529 347 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 447 78 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 213 242 1,000 acres or more ................. 464 453 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 071 1 035 acres.. 949 278 949 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 997 999 acres.. 722 960 652 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 28 acres.. 1 027 1 331 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 909 72 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 742 65 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 630 56 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 280 15 894 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 186 210 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 223 235 $100,000 or more .................... 284 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 505 54 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 304 49 261 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 809 816 Other ............................... 363 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 548 502 200 days or more ................... 306 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 466 number.. 42 209 33 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 434 421 number.. 21 528 16 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 54 number.. 1 709 2 055 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 495 469 number.. 22 933 23 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 48 number.. (D) 2 736 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 52 number.. (D) 6 247 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 67 number.. 1 755 4 709 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 2 422 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 29 acres.. 658 2 206 bushels.. 37 550 118 256 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 48 acres.. 1 625 3 133 tons, green.. 11 132 19 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 829 858 acres.. 512 545 440 273 bushels.. 11 144 094 15 768 090 Barley for grain..............farms.. 444 533 acres.. 91 746 87 902 bushels.. 4 263 016 4 663 907 Oats for grain................farms.. 144 337 acres.. 12 524 24 829 bushels.. 615 204 1 540 186 Sunflower seed................farms.. 89 128 acres.. 19 323 31 605 pounds.. 23 942 973 33 415 374 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 530 511 acres.. 69 422 59 362 tons, dry.. 81 354 66 352 @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.