1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC HENRY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 889 964 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 048 701 1 047 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 180 1 087 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 330 267 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 231 242 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 804 56 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 213 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 389 398 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 884 acres.. 690 882 715 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 761 853 acres.. 427 489 455 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 22 acres.. 6 698 6 943 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 252 39 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 152 40 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 732 19 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 520 20 328 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 192 240 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 205 224 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 170 $100,000 or more .................... 138 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 023 33 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 521 35 199 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 889 963 $1,000.. 12 579 4 986 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 150 5 178 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 704 773 Other ............................... 185 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 344 200 days or more ................... 140 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 553 590 number.. 60 421 67 209 Beef cows ..................farms.. 496 518 number.. 33 034 34 521 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 75 number.. 1 459 2 093 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 601 number.. 35 411 38 250 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 46 number.. 3 176 2 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 35 number.. 4 085 3 557 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 47 number.. 5 274 3 780 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 46 number.. (D) 2 530 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 707 1 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 80 acres.. 4 846 6 727 bushels.. 204 554 426 518 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 89 acres.. 7 342 4 837 tons, green.. 59 157 38 405 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 550 638 acres.. 190 295 169 174 bushels.. 5 597 737 3 316 209 Barley for grain..............farms.. 313 425 acres.. 44 478 45 664 bushels.. 2 168 175 1 444 667 Oats for grain................farms.. 286 337 acres.. 23 009 24 190 bushels.. 1 052 833 1 047 230 Sunflower seed................farms.. 157 225 acres.. 29 684 48 195 pounds.. 26 099 880 61 828 928 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 545 612 acres.. 133 371 151 860 tons, dry.. 132 889 186 359 @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. .