1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARNES COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 839 917 Land in farms ..................acres.. 858 267 859 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 023 937 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 840 368 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 400 392 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 251 85 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 235 1,000 acres or more ................. 354 330 Total cropland .................farms.. 771 859 acres.. 761 213 760 043 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 754 838 acres.. 662 017 553 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 995 1 832 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 396 57 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 935 63 036 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 521 46 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 876 11 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 229 $100,000 or more .................... 337 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 809 51 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 535 56 074 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 840 919 $1,000.. 25 064 5 259 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 838 5 723 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 692 787 Other ............................... 147 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 288 200 days or more ................... 118 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 372 number.. 28 033 26 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 273 number.. 12 129 10 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 58 number.. 1 763 1 790 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 382 number.. 14 431 14 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 80 number.. 14 784 11 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 89 number.. 23 279 18 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 44 number.. 6 100 6 849 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. (D) 3 011 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 342 1 547 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 274 acres.. 11 184 13 473 bushels.. 552 852 1 072 428 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 96 95 acres.. 6 106 3 787 tons, green.. 38 969 30 410 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 673 765 acres.. 361 022 258 545 bushels.. 16 129 139 8 037 081 Barley for grain..............farms.. 523 684 acres.. 120 022 122 244 bushels.. 8 467 054 6 203 946 Oats for grain................farms.. 129 161 acres.. 6 766 7 983 bushels.. 568 887 451 646 Sunflower seed................farms.. 460 442 acres.. 108 335 94 612 pounds.. 142 980 512 141 601 797 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 392 acres.. 31 608 30 995 tons, dry.. 52 727 52 867 @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. .