1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EMMONS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 759 868 Land in farms ..................acres.. 834 293 866 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 099 998 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 847 220 720 Average per acre .........dollars.. 225 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 230 59 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 246 1,000 acres or more ................. 352 355 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 831 acres.. 531 230 569 678 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 799 acres.. 338 540 355 432 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 3 602 5 077 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 920 45 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 453 52 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 699 16 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 221 29 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 215 $100,000 or more .................... 159 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 883 33 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 276 39 028 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 759 868 $1,000.. 11 759 10 025 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 493 11 550 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 609 699 Other ............................... 150 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 277 200 days or more ................... 120 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 515 601 number.. 63 598 71 378 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 441 number.. 25 041 27 084 Milk cows ..................farms.. 170 202 number.. 8 052 8 674 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 619 number.. 34 503 44 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 69 number.. 3 591 4 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 71 number.. 8 017 7 422 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 24 number.. 1 227 1 467 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 52 number.. (D) 2 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 1 700 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 135 acres.. 7 968 9 712 bushels.. 344 331 734 794 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 201 279 acres.. 18 949 18 698 tons, green.. 116 628 113 469 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 525 694 acres.. 184 289 168 147 bushels.. 5 456 235 4 026 094 Barley for grain..............farms.. 220 302 acres.. 23 290 23 544 bushels.. 1 119 321 947 312 Oats for grain................farms.. 367 414 acres.. 34 390 29 636 bushels.. 1 941 083 1 390 256 Sunflower seed................farms.. 19 40 acres.. 2 081 7 095 pounds.. 1 905 449 8 618 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 579 acres.. 77 608 97 455 tons, dry.. 107 445 160 815 @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. .