1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 472 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 598 832 596 505 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 269 1 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 752 266 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 246 229 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 886 68 889 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 254 257 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 492 acres.. 344 586 349 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 480 acres.. 223 101 233 258 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 1 550 1 458 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 738 33 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 953 62 812 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 416 9 712 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 321 23 641 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 161 $100,000 or more .................... 110 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 969 28 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 257 52 645 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 472 532 $1,000.. 10 346 4 409 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 919 8 287 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 407 472 Other ............................... 65 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 150 200 days or more ................... 41 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 420 number.. 57 371 62 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 330 number.. 24 021 24 822 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 119 number.. 3 534 4 728 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 380 432 number.. 37 145 38 881 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. 1 544 2 175 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 22 number.. 4 200 3 650 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 803 378 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) 1 178 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 890 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 59 acres.. 1 534 2 788 bushels.. 83 623 186 421 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 112 137 acres.. 9 509 9 453 tons, green.. 49 858 58 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 342 413 acres.. 108 465 98 257 bushels.. 3 552 353 2 378 074 Barley for grain..............farms.. 215 309 acres.. 21 554 23 464 bushels.. 1 044 412 999 985 Oats for grain................farms.. 191 187 acres.. 10 893 8 900 bushels.. 700 636 406 837 Sunflower seed................farms.. 25 60 acres.. 4 400 8 394 pounds.. 4 408 869 11 229 644 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 384 acres.. 77 518 84 238 tons, dry.. 116 772 127 367 @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. .