1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDDY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 312 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 369 140 351 794 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 183 1 079 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 338 735 283 713 Average per acre .........dollars.. 285 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 115 65 369 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 301 acres.. 286 846 257 748 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 291 acres.. 188 252 175 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 791 1 592 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 896 17 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 179 52 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 790 10 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 106 6 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 89 $100,000 or more .................... 76 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 500 14 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 487 43 742 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 311 327 $1,000.. 5 085 2 664 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 352 8 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 276 Other ............................... 36 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 115 200 days or more ................... 19 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 185 number.. 21 100 21 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 169 number.. 11 735 11 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 21 number.. 678 519 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 187 number.. 11 727 10 926 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 18 number.. 431 1 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 18 number.. 992 1 401 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 21 number.. 3 616 3 243 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 314 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 186 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 55 acres.. 2 739 3 926 bushels.. 148 460 290 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 80 59 acres.. 6 976 2 624 tons, green.. 43 717 22 969 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 222 259 acres.. 93 491 78 313 bushels.. 2 822 280 2 063 498 Barley for grain..............farms.. 122 171 acres.. 13 536 15 791 bushels.. 658 388 651 137 Oats for grain................farms.. 95 112 acres.. 6 801 8 414 bushels.. 378 290 415 331 Sunflower seed................farms.. 121 133 acres.. 26 637 29 602 pounds.. 21 687 248 34 723 651 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 208 acres.. 39 996 34 463 tons, dry.. 48 240 53 765 @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. .