1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 353 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 594 587 626 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 684 1 528 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 775 313 780 Average per acre .........dollars.. 194 193 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 378 61 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 213 235 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 379 acres.. (D) 379 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 368 acres.. 194 388 209 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 457 22 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 450 55 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 493 10 281 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 963 12 453 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 99 $100,000 or more .................... 87 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 752 19 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 289 47 231 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 353 410 $1,000.. 5 127 3 857 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 524 9 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 325 Other ............................... 75 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 187 200 days or more ................... 61 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 258 number.. 31 564 36 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 237 number.. 16 481 18 883 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 25 number.. 361 680 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 271 number.. 19 823 22 678 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 2 420 3 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 39 number.. 5 213 6 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 63 number.. 12 252 11 740 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. (D) 1 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 31 acres.. 574 1 336 bushels.. 21 260 68 924 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 72 acres.. 5 350 6 392 tons, green.. 28 304 38 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 310 acres.. 110 072 107 931 bushels.. 3 329 066 2 661 383 Barley for grain..............farms.. 118 192 acres.. 14 467 16 547 bushels.. 598 412 639 814 Oats for grain................farms.. 103 167 acres.. 8 174 13 379 bushels.. 453 854 599 869 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 29 acres.. (D) 4 957 pounds.. (D) 5 086 262 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 306 acres.. 56 118 58 970 tons, dry.. 69 818 78 544 @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. .