1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURLEIGH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 795 803 Land in farms ..................acres.. 877 382 882 737 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 104 1 099 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 398 274 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 264 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 509 51 006 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 156 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 300 320 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 717 acres.. 483 013 499 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 664 698 acres.. 285 854 306 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 30 acres.. 4 310 3 897 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 644 36 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 351 46 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 070 15 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 574 21 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 146 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 144 $100,000 or more .................... 107 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 371 31 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 202 38 616 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 795 804 $1,000.. 5 304 5 421 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 671 6 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 522 546 Other ............................... 273 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 379 379 200 days or more ................... 224 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 462 number.. 56 237 65 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 401 404 number.. 28 439 31 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 56 number.. 1 133 2 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 464 number.. 32 136 37 018 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 77 number.. 5 598 7 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 72 number.. 9 414 11 286 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 43 number.. 4 321 3 848 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 37 number.. (D) 2 330 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 570 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 78 acres.. 4 089 5 858 bushels.. 208 320 389 489 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 113 acres.. 11 393 9 012 tons, green.. 79 852 76 005 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 405 515 acres.. 138 758 137 866 bushels.. 4 054 770 3 073 861 Barley for grain..............farms.. 163 254 acres.. 14 702 21 821 bushels.. 682 891 791 568 Oats for grain................farms.. 257 318 acres.. 21 869 24 102 bushels.. 1 239 819 1 051 361 Sunflower seed................farms.. 15 68 acres.. 3 013 11 902 pounds.. 2 709 132 14 678 732 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 515 acres.. 97 014 92 840 tons, dry.. 119 216 148 650 @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. .