1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAVALIER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 743 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 855 458 917 214 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 151 995 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 372 395 205 Average per acre .........dollars.. 450 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 318 90 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 197 284 1,000 acres or more ................. 344 382 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 898 acres.. 801 803 840 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 698 891 acres.. 682 481 594 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 447 59 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 349 64 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 83 768 57 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 679 2 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 213 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 189 285 $100,000 or more .................... 331 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 560 55 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 891 60 253 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 743 921 $1,000.. 21 421 2 588 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 831 2 810 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 654 825 Other ............................... 89 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 332 200 days or more ................... 85 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 171 number.. 6 696 7 574 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 146 number.. 3 897 3 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. 103 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 172 number.. 3 327 3 607 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 17 number.. 4 071 1 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 20 number.. 6 106 2 099 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 5 number.. 1 301 292 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 691 294 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 12 acres.. 117 197 bushels.. 4 355 15 040 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 16 acres.. 171 437 tons, green.. 1 104 2 435 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 675 865 acres.. 468 298 348 693 bushels.. 21 714 592 13 290 194 Barley for grain..............farms.. 591 822 acres.. 166 621 172 846 bushels.. 11 425 836 9 635 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 59 acres.. 6 588 3 842 bushels.. 549 148 252 619 Sunflower seed................farms.. 80 163 acres.. 15 353 24 502 pounds.. 13 937 635 35 917 015 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 169 acres.. 8 526 10 795 tons, dry.. 15 810 19 723 @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. .