1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HETTINGER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 427 525 Land in farms ..................acres.. 688 468 724 825 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 612 1 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 413 554 386 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 259 269 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 387 89 127 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 275 301 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 483 acres.. 569 299 599 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 470 acres.. 323 330 337 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 589 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 571 31 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 331 60 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 854 20 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 717 11 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 154 $100,000 or more .................... 133 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 595 26 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 626 51 404 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 427 524 $1,000.. 10 793 4 824 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 277 9 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 445 Other ............................... 50 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 174 200 days or more ................... 34 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 312 number.. 24 836 26 886 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 261 number.. 11 708 13 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 59 number.. 1 722 2 000 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 316 number.. 13 502 16 070 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 45 number.. 12 328 9 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 47 number.. 24 058 17 841 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 12 number.. 3 678 733 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 38 number.. (D) 1 168 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 360 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 73 acres.. 861 3 645 bushels.. 39 530 232 426 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 57 acres.. 3 029 2 465 tons, green.. 13 634 19 543 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 341 440 acres.. 237 250 194 505 bushels.. 8 159 158 5 144 786 Barley for grain..............farms.. 174 311 acres.. 23 053 29 264 bushels.. 1 005 650 1 101 615 Oats for grain................farms.. 124 187 acres.. 11 501 17 543 bushels.. 827 092 845 940 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 71 acres.. 1 349 17 630 pounds.. 1 692 060 20 121 208 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 307 acres.. 47 072 44 220 tons, dry.. 63 329 70 415 @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. .