1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOTTINEAU COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 798 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 950 031 1 001 689 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 191 1 078 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 348 355 818 Average per acre .........dollars.. 346 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 910 83 206 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 222 1,000 acres or more ................. 360 396 Total cropland .................farms.. 764 887 acres.. 823 847 873 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 742 865 acres.. 578 559 554 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 875 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 496 39 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 797 42 628 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 685 33 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 811 6 365 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 216 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 188 $100,000 or more .................... 194 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 812 37 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 952 40 075 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 797 928 $1,000.. 15 821 2 403 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 850 2 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 602 725 Other ............................... 196 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 391 200 days or more ................... 145 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 309 number.. 17 195 19 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 273 number.. 9 313 10 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 24 number.. 457 517 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 314 number.. 8 922 11 375 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 32 number.. 2 463 1 256 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 32 number.. 4 418 2 818 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 31 number.. 2 113 1 602 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 23 number.. (D) 1 086 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 475 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 32 acres.. 1 145 898 bushels.. 63 520 67 340 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 32 acres.. 1 082 1 039 tons, green.. 6 684 8 014 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 639 770 acres.. 376 517 312 921 bushels.. 13 083 670 7 227 228 Barley for grain..............farms.. 487 678 acres.. 124 744 129 541 bushels.. 6 024 854 4 267 515 Oats for grain................farms.. 145 186 acres.. 9 684 12 714 bushels.. 581 117 558 510 Sunflower seed................farms.. 103 186 acres.. 20 780 34 872 pounds.. 15 459 312 48 242 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 324 387 acres.. 38 856 43 256 tons, dry.. 40 239 55 459 @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. .