1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DICKEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 552 597 Land in farms ..................acres.. 627 774 626 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 137 1 049 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 070 322 696 Average per acre .........dollars.. 307 285 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 971 69 740 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 232 220 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 573 acres.. 498 608 507 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 476 559 acres.. 378 520 348 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 42 acres.. 15 903 11 582 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 944 44 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 405 75 236 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 553 26 091 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 391 18 824 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 139 $100,000 or more .................... 171 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 342 38 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 576 64 107 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 552 598 $1,000.. 13 017 6 994 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 581 11 695 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 461 497 Other ............................... 91 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 231 200 days or more ................... 75 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 336 number.. 46 072 44 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 283 number.. 20 323 19 795 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 43 number.. 1 473 1 923 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 346 number.. 26 102 25 970 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 73 number.. 20 899 18 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 78 number.. 29 998 23 994 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 60 number.. 8 991 5 898 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 30 number.. 1 519 22 340 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 752 205 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 245 299 acres.. 62 498 41 392 bushels.. 3 732 867 3 409 126 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 99 106 acres.. 8 100 7 488 tons, green.. 48 924 57 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 370 459 acres.. 154 149 130 277 bushels.. 6 331 136 3 432 017 Barley for grain..............farms.. 187 341 acres.. 25 321 42 238 bushels.. 1 576 900 1 883 038 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 170 acres.. 11 388 12 263 bushels.. 811 072 579 718 Sunflower seed................farms.. 149 150 acres.. 43 404 38 185 pounds.. 57 760 519 58 711 222 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 369 acres.. 46 357 52 005 tons, dry.. 85 885 93 104 @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. .