1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 598 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 019 300 1 020 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 705 1 483 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 267 322 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 199 219 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 252 57 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 351 375 Total cropland .................farms.. 538 647 acres.. 477 629 509 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 529 625 acres.. 292 739 311 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 17 acres.. 2 723 2 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 947 37 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 128 54 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 969 12 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 977 25 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 180 $100,000 or more .................... 112 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 655 30 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 590 43 706 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 598 688 $1,000.. 8 453 6 081 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 135 8 839 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 601 Other ............................... 75 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 220 200 days or more ................... 63 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 471 546 number.. 66 573 76 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 418 475 number.. 34 438 38 647 Milk cows ..................farms.. 109 136 number.. 3 580 5 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 473 550 number.. 34 508 39 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 125 number.. 12 922 16 667 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 125 number.. 20 840 26 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 42 number.. 7 476 4 680 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 57 number.. 1 777 10 522 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. 585 3 203 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 131 acres.. 4 923 8 853 bushels.. 245 126 463 574 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 168 231 acres.. 16 132 15 568 tons, green.. 78 725 98 602 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 383 495 acres.. 126 819 112 495 bushels.. 3 815 314 2 745 973 Barley for grain..............farms.. 238 360 acres.. 26 874 32 379 bushels.. 1 184 170 1 267 599 Oats for grain................farms.. 289 320 acres.. 22 309 20 686 bushels.. 1 372 570 904 731 Sunflower seed................farms.. 13 65 acres.. 2 893 14 640 pounds.. 5 612 663 17 779 524 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 519 acres.. 96 540 102 171 tons, dry.. 142 410 160 671 @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. .