1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA MOURE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 679 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 669 049 647 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 985 878 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 732 277 224 Average per acre .........dollars.. 374 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 755 71 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 219 1,000 acres or more ................. 262 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 700 acres.. 583 227 556 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 607 688 acres.. 446 200 400 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 25 acres.. 6 158 3 541 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 379 46 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 179 62 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 950 29 934 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 429 16 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 172 $100,000 or more .................... 255 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 930 40 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 168 54 576 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 678 737 $1,000.. 21 410 6 102 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 578 8 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 621 Other ............................... 118 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 246 200 days or more ................... 92 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 408 number.. 35 721 34 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 270 286 number.. 12 729 11 768 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 97 number.. 3 470 4 145 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 357 417 number.. 19 166 19 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 40 number.. 10 124 7 708 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 41 number.. 17 684 17 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 60 number.. 3 891 6 890 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 130 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 230 323 acres.. 30 376 23 314 bushels.. 1 731 235 1 732 546 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 99 128 acres.. 6 194 5 589 tons, green.. 40 673 43 702 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 541 624 acres.. 223 601 178 419 bushels.. 9 841 499 5 042 631 Barley for grain..............farms.. 288 459 acres.. 38 510 46 313 bushels.. 2 602 533 2 032 672 Oats for grain................farms.. 156 243 acres.. 11 216 17 146 bushels.. 846 685 1 007 236 Sunflower seed................farms.. 354 345 acres.. 82 224 65 275 pounds.. 106 141 665 97 964 135 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 425 acres.. 39 532 40 517 tons, dry.. 82 296 90 186 @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. .