1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 31 123 35 289 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 438 144 40 336 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 267 1 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 936 366 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 335 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 290 77 505 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 785 876 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 264 1 596 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 945 3 025 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 985 6 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 714 8 637 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 430 15 007 Total cropland .................farms.. 28 967 33 179 acres.. 27 469 875 28 208 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 804 32 360 acres.. 19 216 531 18 363 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 816 809 acres.. 187 212 168 013 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 745 752 2 188 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 223 62 007 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 030 900 1 497 212 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 714 852 690 946 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 139 2 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 363 1 750 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 191 2 982 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 851 6 817 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 399 7 725 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 502 7 808 $100,000 or more .................... 8 678 5 947 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 090 938 1 846 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 181 52 312 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 31 124 35 294 $1,000.. 652 308 332 673 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 958 9 426 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 25 189 29 031 Other ............................... 5 934 6 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 11 827 13 137 200 days or more ................... 4 916 5 295 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 183 17 154 number.. 1 723 920 1 873 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 216 14 414 number.. 837 716 886 585 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 925 2 839 number.. 74 885 96 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 249 17 428 number.. 978 947 1 106 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 932 2 365 number.. 346 082 294 427 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 033 2 412 number.. 603 910 500 107 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 623 1 623 number.. 217 240 182 038 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 838 1 670 number.. 278 090 277 614 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 160 305 number.. 38 573 52 677 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 353 5 313 acres.. 595 347 533 379 bushels.. 37 487 419 46 983 098 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 443 4 284 acres.. 278 181 240 373 tons, green.. 1 714 645 1 839 022 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 918 28 245 acres.. 10 627 608 8 778 869 bushels.. 409 882 271 248 678 425 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 979 20 825 acres.. 2 388 696 2 690 972 bushels.. 142 747 145 120 600 254 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 843 9 748 acres.. 557 388 657 196 bushels.. 33 414 633 31 162 857 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 287 7 043 acres.. 1 130 593 1 407 115 pounds.. 1 260 442 267 1 916 363 928 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 695 17 956 acres.. 2 467 853 2 635 435 tons, dry.. 3 267 324 4 030 165 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .