1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DIVIDE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 527 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 725 974 735 412 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 378 1 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 366 309 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 265 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 877 76 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 305 321 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 573 acres.. 554 623 558 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 567 acres.. 264 308 288 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 2 220 2 042 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 114 23 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 451 39 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 728 19 370 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 387 4 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 113 $100,000 or more .................... 78 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 937 18 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 037 30 689 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 527 598 $1,000.. 9 251 4 785 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 555 8 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 451 518 Other ............................... 76 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 221 200 days or more ................... 58 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 238 number.. 15 795 14 878 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 225 number.. 9 033 8 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 91 83 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 243 number.. 8 018 8 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 46 number.. 4 403 5 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 51 number.. 6 580 6 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 6 375 1 466 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 26 number.. 285 822 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 447 (D) bushels.. 14 726 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 13 acres.. (D) 457 tons, green.. (D) 3 028 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 451 550 acres.. 207 070 192 685 bushels.. 7 871 741 5 298 965 Barley for grain..............farms.. 202 470 acres.. 20 388 45 853 bushels.. 1 086 271 1 665 699 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 162 acres.. 4 520 10 021 bushels.. 292 941 527 743 Sunflower seed................farms.. 30 51 acres.. 3 226 5 907 pounds.. 2 264 663 7 272 114 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 303 acres.. 32 341 26 170 tons, dry.. 41 361 35 127 @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. .