1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUNN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 650 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 352 738 1 358 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 081 1 854 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 498 352 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 197 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 673 61 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 162 1,000 acres or more ................. 358 368 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 682 acres.. 436 378 428 972 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 551 653 acres.. 260 141 261 774 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 17 acres.. 280 1 557 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 101 34 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 079 47 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 357 8 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 744 26 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 154 $100,000 or more .................... 110 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 136 27 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 748 36 947 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 650 734 $1,000.. 7 892 6 816 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 142 9 286 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 538 610 Other ............................... 112 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 260 200 days or more ................... 98 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 530 591 number.. 84 499 89 187 Beef cows ..................farms.. 495 538 number.. 43 140 46 259 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 90 number.. 1 445 1 987 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 530 594 number.. 45 876 52 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 61 number.. 4 790 3 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 62 number.. 7 278 5 764 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 27 number.. 3 657 3 442 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 73 number.. 1 078 2 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 719 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 19 acres.. 870 979 bushels.. 37 224 79 599 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 143 206 acres.. 13 234 14 058 tons, green.. 66 240 106 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 376 499 acres.. 109 586 94 968 bushels.. 3 002 108 2 060 746 Barley for grain..............farms.. 198 258 acres.. 19 635 17 118 bushels.. 821 790 565 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 258 378 acres.. 18 497 22 562 bushels.. 941 234 949 435 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 18 acres.. 807 2 708 pounds.. 458 888 3 565 070 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 494 570 acres.. 107 681 114 870 tons, dry.. 107 185 172 475 @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. .