1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 505 461 532 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 308 2 039 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 096 476 034 Average per acre .........dollars.. 195 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 259 102 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 145 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 239 acres.. (D) 266 992 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 235 acres.. 118 690 129 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 2 326 1 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 337 18 645 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 599 71 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 790 7 461 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 547 11 185 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 55 $100,000 or more .................... 57 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 487 16 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 694 62 213 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 218 262 $1,000.. 4 255 2 982 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 519 11 382 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 228 Other ............................... 40 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 107 200 days or more ................... 36 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 147 number.. 21 484 29 718 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 127 number.. 12 393 13 824 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 31 number.. 739 638 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 152 number.. 12 415 18 985 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 22 number.. 2 447 2 419 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 24 number.. 3 667 2 797 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 3 135 3 416 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 22 number.. 103 945 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 7 acres.. 381 258 bushels.. 11 637 19 043 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 20 acres.. 2 173 1 174 tons, green.. 26 211 8 819 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 209 acres.. 78 100 77 836 bushels.. 2 717 773 2 170 838 Barley for grain..............farms.. 94 145 acres.. 12 583 14 856 bushels.. 601 935 619 557 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 86 acres.. 5 725 6 945 bushels.. 364 576 318 550 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 170 acres.. 22 468 29 260 tons, dry.. 26 992 40 278 @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. .