1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 004 1 183 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 070 528 1 058 821 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 066 895 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 763 164 569 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 736 661 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 871 110 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 216 316 1,000 acres or more ................. 442 426 Total cropland .................farms.. 946 1 138 acres.. 1 019 954 1 000 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 925 1 109 acres.. 936 292 792 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 10 238 11 642 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 160 826 130 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 185 110 689 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 143 361 107 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 465 23 608 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 180 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 175 278 $100,000 or more .................... 514 431 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 124 102 104 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 485 88 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 005 1 182 $1,000.. 35 527 24 623 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 351 20 832 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 826 967 Other ............................... 178 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 402 432 200 days or more ................... 152 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 246 number.. 20 822 26 512 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 162 number.. 6 358 7 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 21 number.. 672 900 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 243 number.. 15 346 28 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 105 number.. 32 963 23 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 115 111 number.. 52 386 37 228 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 52 number.. 7 604 7 985 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 575 1 196 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 346 433 acres.. 82 088 66 454 bushels.. 5 161 517 6 311 036 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 79 acres.. 3 400 3 274 tons, green.. 27 606 36 830 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 826 1 011 acres.. 410 602 300 861 bushels.. 19 853 537 12 220 243 Barley for grain..............farms.. 540 838 acres.. 110 384 158 202 bushels.. 8 150 557 9 601 481 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 88 acres.. 3 774 4 177 bushels.. 243 741 291 932 Sunflower seed................farms.. 295 234 acres.. 57 704 36 032 pounds.. 93 171 392 59 333 163 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 249 acres.. 14 022 14 514 tons, dry.. 33 160 39 959 @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. .