1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 850 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 205 246 1 182 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 418 1 420 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 882 357 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 250 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 039 81 746 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 160 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 412 430 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 783 acres.. 829 313 846 635 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 689 758 acres.. 451 163 429 114 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 59 acres.. 13 797 15 070 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 022 45 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 379 55 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 688 36 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 334 9 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 172 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 170 177 $100,000 or more .................... 163 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 006 33 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 121 39 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 620 649 Other ............................... 230 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 338 200 days or more ................... 194 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 335 number.. 31 701 26 114 Beef cows ..................farms.. 348 312 number.. 19 384 14 969 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 122 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 333 number.. 21 148 15 344 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 34 number.. 1 562 1 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 38 number.. 1 367 3 281 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 44 number.. 887 4 518 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 236 bushels.. (D) 14 070 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 18 acres.. 526 1 483 tons, green.. 4 953 17 878 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 591 679 acres.. 386 421 349 955 bushels.. 8 566 371 11 722 154 Barley for grain..............farms.. 94 285 acres.. 10 815 27 125 bushels.. 338 835 1 148 741 Oats for grain................farms.. 80 184 acres.. 6 325 8 936 bushels.. 306 323 507 128 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 373 acres.. 44 597 35 566 tons, dry.. 54 067 52 370 @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.