1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BILLINGS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 242 267 Land in farms ..................acres.. 818 893 799 317 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 384 2 994 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 630 437 330 Average per acre .........dollars.. 153 144 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 685 64 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 17 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 130 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 239 acres.. 134 323 145 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 231 acres.. 57 872 81 803 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 50 467 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 361 10 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 814 40 533 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 951 2 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 410 8 326 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 53 $100,000 or more .................... 23 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 966 8 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 896 31 710 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 243 267 $1,000.. 1 692 2 415 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 964 9 043 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 220 Other ............................... 53 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 104 200 days or more ................... 49 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 218 number.. 27 477 31 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 193 number.. 16 393 19 200 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 47 number.. 467 532 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 193 222 number.. 15 275 18 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 27 number.. 2 445 1 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 24 number.. 2 922 1 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 834 517 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 46 number.. 548 1 435 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 124 (D) bushels.. 5 468 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 29 acres.. 812 1 266 tons, green.. 3 524 9 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 154 acres.. 23 863 32 805 bushels.. 530 581 743 125 Barley for grain..............farms.. 37 64 acres.. 2 764 3 113 bushels.. 108 935 100 815 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 118 acres.. 4 570 7 183 bushels.. 212 860 284 548 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 205 acres.. 26 733 40 394 tons, dry.. 23 022 48 176 @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. .