1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC INTOSH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 483 556 Land in farms ..................acres.. 544 767 567 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 128 1 021 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 725 209 034 Average per acre .........dollars.. 256 221 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 994 63 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 168 1,000 acres or more ................. 239 251 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 540 acres.. 365 175 407 690 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 529 acres.. 265 410 264 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 814 30 548 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 079 54 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 400 10 931 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 414 19 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 136 $100,000 or more .................... 114 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 084 24 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 934 44 777 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 483 556 $1,000.. 9 870 7 357 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 435 13 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 476 Other ............................... 74 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 152 200 days or more ................... 68 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 331 409 number.. 44 186 50 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 320 number.. 17 288 19 730 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 94 number.. 2 643 3 819 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 415 number.. 27 462 33 152 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 29 number.. 2 490 2 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 28 number.. 4 362 3 337 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 21 number.. 1 951 1 215 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 31 number.. (D) 2 815 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 365 1 162 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 32 acres.. 1 025 1 229 bushels.. 55 887 78 735 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 87 146 acres.. 8 431 8 610 tons, green.. 49 387 56 704 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 369 461 acres.. 145 981 122 430 bushels.. 4 537 571 2 627 595 Barley for grain..............farms.. 207 294 acres.. 21 014 22 691 bushels.. 1 075 685 830 288 Oats for grain................farms.. 252 267 acres.. 21 591 18 205 bushels.. 1 438 816 797 946 Sunflower seed................farms.. 41 69 acres.. 9 116 13 506 pounds.. 8 674 000 16 475 394 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 411 acres.. 63 067 76 608 tons, dry.. 92 719 112 504 @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. .