1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIDDER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 499 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 723 816 758 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 451 1 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 477 279 903 Average per acre .........dollars.. 204 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 305 61 677 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 273 323 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 537 acres.. 399 143 421 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 528 acres.. 238 536 270 311 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 6 565 5 810 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 002 28 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 125 52 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 552 8 893 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 450 20 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 155 $100,000 or more .................... 88 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 304 22 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 701 40 271 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 499 558 $1,000.. 9 501 7 252 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 039 12 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 421 499 Other ............................... 78 58 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 155 200 days or more ................... 56 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 376 436 number.. 61 669 67 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 347 390 number.. 32 597 33 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 106 number.. 1 963 4 055 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 380 442 number.. 31 168 36 116 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 54 number.. 3 260 3 700 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 58 number.. 6 976 10 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 58 number.. 8 737 9 670 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 31 number.. 617 1 751 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 875 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 66 acres.. 3 987 5 982 bushels.. 197 726 479 757 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 108 acres.. 10 537 6 746 tons, green.. 60 341 45 901 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 311 407 acres.. 75 935 81 674 bushels.. 2 369 281 1 793 661 Barley for grain..............farms.. 140 198 acres.. 13 438 15 271 bushels.. 580 858 555 949 Oats for grain................farms.. 196 255 acres.. 16 614 20 663 bushels.. 920 191 981 653 Sunflower seed................farms.. 12 25 acres.. 2 167 5 381 pounds.. 1 906 000 5 512 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 442 acres.. 126 905 138 334 tons, dry.. 158 279 195 362 @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. .