1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOWMAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 343 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 677 945 721 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 977 1 849 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 067 429 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 176 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 376 67 866 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 297 343 acres.. (D) 345 230 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 333 acres.. 143 056 187 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. 571 1 598 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 540 24 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 967 62 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 116 9 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 424 15 013 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 83 $100,000 or more .................... 56 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 718 19 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 877 49 875 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 344 391 $1,000.. 5 012 4 542 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 570 11 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 312 Other ............................... 79 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 147 200 days or more ................... 66 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 228 number.. 27 645 34 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 212 number.. 15 618 18 916 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 227 126 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 227 number.. 15 485 21 152 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 29 number.. 5 387 3 509 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 29 number.. 9 451 7 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 104 number.. 26 926 18 003 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. 186 687 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 17 acres.. 673 1 714 bushels.. 21 850 111 067 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 45 acres.. 1 736 2 497 tons, green.. 9 563 23 125 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 285 acres.. 83 601 100 873 bushels.. 2 313 132 2 505 051 Barley for grain..............farms.. 101 196 acres.. 12 820 22 246 bushels.. 455 821 803 466 Oats for grain................farms.. 90 110 acres.. 7 370 7 417 bushels.. 297 930 312 090 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 3 134 pounds.. (D) 3 568 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 250 acres.. 40 377 48 103 tons, dry.. 43 004 73 547 @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. .