1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 919 1 004 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 067 667 1 070 528 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 162 1 066 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 941 885 763 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 826 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 408 126 871 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 216 1,000 acres or more ................. 417 442 Total cropland .................farms.. 851 946 acres.. 1 012 975 1 019 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 925 acres.. 951 210 936 292 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 7 770 10 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 169 041 160 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 941 160 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 154 998 143 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 043 17 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 175 $100,000 or more .................... 488 514 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 139 894 124 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 224 123 485 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 752 826 Other ............................... 167 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 402 200 days or more ................... 152 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 191 number.. 18 476 20 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 145 number.. 6 599 6 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 500 672 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 188 number.. 12 409 15 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 106 number.. 13 380 32 963 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 115 number.. 26 252 52 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 43 number.. 1 789 7 604 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 1 325 575 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 247 346 acres.. 69 562 82 088 bushels.. 6 963 415 5 161 517 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 62 acres.. 2 991 3 400 tons, green.. 30 153 27 606 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 695 826 acres.. 405 205 410 602 bushels.. 12 661 505 19 853 537 Barley for grain..............farms.. 252 540 acres.. 50 737 110 384 bushels.. 2 657 815 8 150 557 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 71 acres.. 1 443 3 774 bushels.. 68 399 243 741 Sunflower seed................farms.. 201 295 acres.. 42 881 57 704 pounds.. 45 810 807 93 171 392 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 208 acres.. 12 507 14 022 tons, dry.. 31 057 33 160 @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.