1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRIGGS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 382 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 154 420 897 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 037 948 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 431 301 537 Average per acre .........dollars.. 328 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 421 74 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 418 acres.. 330 810 347 728 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 405 acres.. 258 986 240 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 22 acres.. 2 752 4 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 796 25 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 472 58 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 549 19 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 247 6 398 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 104 $100,000 or more .................... 131 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 383 22 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 449 49 792 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 382 443 $1,000.. 9 228 3 825 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 158 8 634 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 382 Other ............................... 76 62 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 165 200 days or more ................... 70 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 216 number.. 15 998 19 499 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 190 number.. 7 912 8 838 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 29 number.. 634 860 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 219 number.. 7 943 10 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 17 number.. 2 472 3 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 20 number.. 3 868 5 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 16 number.. 1 356 898 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 1 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 46 acres.. 2 327 1 936 bushels.. 120 390 175 853 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 70 acres.. 2 601 2 813 tons, green.. 22 325 27 863 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 292 363 acres.. 134 806 109 925 bushels.. 5 668 961 3 309 243 Barley for grain..............farms.. 219 326 acres.. 55 451 51 160 bushels.. 3 692 740 2 400 161 Oats for grain................farms.. 66 81 acres.. 3 906 3 898 bushels.. 291 071 208 774 Sunflower seed................farms.. 159 183 acres.. 30 132 30 187 pounds.. 36 225 178 41 874 247 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 246 acres.. 21 704 23 638 tons, dry.. 31 901 40 713 @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. .