1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURKE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 462 525 Land in farms ..................acres.. 559 385 609 823 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 211 1 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 788 329 250 Average per acre .........dollars.. 251 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 963 71 442 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 232 247 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 512 acres.. 444 536 469 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 498 acres.. 239 886 249 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 723 17 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 349 33 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 023 14 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 700 3 192 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 78 $100,000 or more .................... 64 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 241 13 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 078 25 829 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 463 525 $1,000.. 7 932 3 478 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 131 6 624 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 366 415 Other ............................... 96 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 221 200 days or more ................... 87 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 190 number.. 11 412 12 328 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 179 number.. 7 173 7 463 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 210 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 188 number.. 6 270 7 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 15 number.. 1 385 615 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 15 number.. 3 556 819 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 23 number.. 3 184 1 914 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 712 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 10 acres.. 248 308 bushels.. 10 396 17 580 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 192 tons, green.. (D) 1 384 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 385 474 acres.. 173 731 150 738 bushels.. 6 336 654 3 423 947 Barley for grain..............farms.. 194 340 acres.. 27 986 39 642 bushels.. 1 452 887 1 347 820 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 180 acres.. 8 451 10 581 bushels.. 523 105 507 162 Sunflower seed................farms.. 36 61 acres.. 8 881 12 359 pounds.. 7 354 126 15 122 945 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 241 acres.. 23 834 27 875 tons, dry.. 30 083 33 132 @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. .