1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WELLS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 638 Land in farms ..................acres.. 744 442 750 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 255 1 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 542 379 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 422 324 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 398 86 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 288 315 Total cropland .................farms.. 552 603 acres.. 616 692 639 400 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 581 acres.. 519 994 463 453 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 586 54 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 856 85 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 612 42 489 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 975 12 109 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 164 $100,000 or more .................... 211 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 649 42 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 157 65 823 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 557 Other ............................... 131 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 215 200 days or more ................... 94 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 285 number.. 30 579 27 664 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 234 number.. 14 534 10 956 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 42 number.. 519 1 597 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 290 number.. 17 588 15 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 35 number.. 440 4 262 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 39 number.. 342 5 460 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 37 number.. 1 666 3 571 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 355 8 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 65 acres.. 4 835 5 869 bushels.. 310 806 207 862 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 112 acres.. 3 500 8 791 tons, green.. 26 400 45 224 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 429 523 acres.. 263 465 277 013 bushels.. 6 311 487 9 206 965 Barley for grain..............farms.. 312 339 acres.. 79 076 55 633 bushels.. 3 858 847 2 885 441 Oats for grain................farms.. 93 134 acres.. 7 874 10 758 bushels.. 367 897 544 601 Sunflower seed................farms.. 229 282 acres.. 73 979 66 081 pounds.. 96 505 632 63 702 991 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 291 acres.. 40 660 35 333 tons, dry.. 57 972 42 469 @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.