1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAND FORKS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 751 893 Land in farms ..................acres.. 769 225 807 630 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 024 904 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 694 931 479 338 Average per acre .........dollars.. 677 530 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 150 108 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 223 1,000 acres or more ................. 289 312 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 843 acres.. 717 505 739 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 824 acres.. 617 551 566 154 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 14 acres.. 10 377 5 039 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 567 91 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 853 102 110 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 122 027 82 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 540 8 262 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 178 $100,000 or more .................... 338 281 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 354 75 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 622 84 961 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 751 894 $1,000.. 29 250 14 999 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 948 16 777 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 606 717 Other ............................... 145 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 374 200 days or more ................... 135 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 194 number.. 14 897 15 332 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 148 number.. 3 692 5 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 31 number.. 507 759 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 200 number.. 11 271 9 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 31 number.. 8 184 7 448 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 35 number.. 11 030 9 956 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 22 number.. 2 232 1 773 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. 100 710 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 192 acres.. 15 240 13 637 bushels.. 834 646 1 260 014 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 67 acres.. 2 217 3 044 tons, green.. 15 125 27 958 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 611 747 acres.. 278 837 214 397 bushels.. 14 693 420 8 639 474 Barley for grain..............farms.. 485 681 acres.. 107 979 127 006 bushels.. 8 167 996 7 201 751 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 74 acres.. 2 855 4 036 bushels.. 206 487 242 170 Sunflower seed................farms.. 205 253 acres.. 29 552 34 567 pounds.. 36 877 194 45 780 839 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 201 acres.. 14 648 16 221 tons, dry.. 21 188 33 209 @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. .