1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENSON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 635 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 777 675 816 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 225 1 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 121 341 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 327 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 254 64 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 305 321 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 682 acres.. 632 548 653 081 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 668 acres.. 459 506 413 734 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 1 922 2 343 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 536 37 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 860 52 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 792 26 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 744 11 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 152 $100,000 or more .................... 176 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 872 34 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 790 48 785 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 635 716 $1,000.. 8 269 2 804 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 022 3 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 511 631 Other ............................... 124 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 238 200 days or more ................... 100 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 327 number.. 28 209 33 199 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 287 number.. 14 585 16 768 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 39 number.. 814 1 375 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 339 number.. 14 485 16 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 19 number.. 3 649 2 056 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 20 number.. 5 278 4 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 30 number.. 3 595 4 668 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. 313 1 681 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 1 658 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 97 acres.. 3 141 5 555 bushels.. 171 566 395 344 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 93 acres.. 5 608 4 740 tons, green.. 26 335 38 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 523 620 acres.. 285 575 219 358 bushels.. 9 253 323 5 480 050 Barley for grain..............farms.. 383 493 acres.. 72 959 59 687 bushels.. 3 535 494 2 234 381 Oats for grain................farms.. 132 149 acres.. 10 135 10 773 bushels.. 449 393 535 952 Sunflower seed................farms.. 213 286 acres.. 43 325 55 113 pounds.. 33 493 467 73 863 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 351 381 acres.. 51 433 49 230 tons, dry.. 62 483 70 890 @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. .