1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOWMAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 358 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 715 177 677 945 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 998 1 977 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 535 335 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 223 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 809 68 376 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 199 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 297 acres.. 334 765 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 275 269 acres.. 199 055 143 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 615 571 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 207 19 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 205 56 967 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 858 8 116 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 349 11 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 67 $100,000 or more .................... 71 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 403 13 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 993 39 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 264 Other ............................... 109 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 126 200 days or more ................... 73 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 205 number.. 35 847 27 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 189 number.. 20 927 15 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 271 227 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 200 number.. 20 571 15 485 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 32 number.. (D) 5 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 11 254 9 451 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 79 number.. 15 576 26 926 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 105 186 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 4 acres.. 1 093 673 bushels.. 60 090 21 850 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 19 acres.. 1 392 1 736 tons, green.. 10 071 9 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 193 acres.. 116 268 83 601 bushels.. 2 821 738 2 313 132 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 101 acres.. 12 116 12 820 bushels.. 468 889 455 821 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 90 acres.. 5 687 7 370 bushels.. 190 688 297 930 Sunflower seed................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 729 (D) pounds.. 2 252 113 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 224 202 acres.. 63 613 40 377 tons, dry.. 76 186 43 004 @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.