1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURLEIGH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 867 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 895 539 877 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 033 1 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 398 285 398 Average per acre .........dollars.. 331 264 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 913 45 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 156 1,000 acres or more ................. 293 300 Total cropland .................farms.. 739 704 acres.. 480 126 483 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 634 664 acres.. 303 358 285 854 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 36 acres.. 3 349 4 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 039 37 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 567 47 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 844 17 070 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 195 20 574 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 124 $100,000 or more .................... 92 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 699 30 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 255 38 202 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 522 Other ............................... 391 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 379 200 days or more ................... 318 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 488 454 number.. 58 418 56 237 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 401 number.. 32 799 28 439 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 35 number.. 752 1 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 490 453 number.. 32 971 32 136 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 46 number.. 1 851 5 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 48 number.. 1 953 9 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 53 number.. 3 062 4 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 36 number.. 843 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 46 acres.. 3 730 4 089 bushels.. 209 040 208 320 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 57 91 acres.. 6 176 11 393 tons, green.. 40 016 79 852 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 334 405 acres.. 148 135 138 758 bushels.. 2 783 260 4 054 770 Barley for grain..............farms.. 87 163 acres.. 11 342 14 702 bushels.. 377 387 682 891 Oats for grain................farms.. 141 257 acres.. 12 686 21 869 bushels.. 398 600 1 239 819 Sunflower seed................farms.. 38 15 acres.. 11 944 3 013 pounds.. 12 327 941 2 709 132 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 541 489 acres.. 112 422 97 014 tons, dry.. 142 268 119 216 @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.