1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FOSTER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 377 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 292 394 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 233 1 045 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 070 364 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 379 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 767 85 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 348 acres.. 310 042 343 457 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 340 acres.. 248 128 235 692 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 3 399 3 332 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 357 29 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 578 78 923 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 553 19 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 804 9 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 102 $100,000 or more .................... 121 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 098 25 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 872 67 237 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 377 $1,000.. 7 223 3 811 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 319 10 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 313 Other ............................... 45 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 126 200 days or more ................... 36 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 160 number.. 16 453 19 932 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 145 number.. 7 017 8 036 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 218 255 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 164 number.. 7 811 14 770 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 13 number.. 5 433 2 434 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 14 number.. 16 933 5 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 32 number.. 3 855 3 427 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 2 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 84 acres.. 6 342 6 155 bushels.. 213 340 510 567 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 46 acres.. 4 660 2 600 tons, green.. 23 848 22 294 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 241 307 acres.. 146 410 119 280 bushels.. 5 226 193 3 802 356 Barley for grain..............farms.. 121 178 acres.. 16 450 19 265 bushels.. 972 873 914 276 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 117 acres.. 5 761 7 814 bushels.. 338 677 451 994 Sunflower seed................farms.. 169 207 acres.. 54 328 63 492 pounds.. 51 334 783 80 386 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 164 acres.. 14 735 16 926 tons, dry.. 22 999 36 194 @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. .