1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC KENZIE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 741 752 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 165 695 1 122 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 573 1 493 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 762 450 182 Average per acre .........dollars.. 290 291 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 546 75 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 353 347 Total cropland .................farms.. 680 690 acres.. 507 063 494 695 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 647 663 acres.. 283 757 261 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 93 acres.. 23 434 21 501 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 220 38 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 423 51 442 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 569 19 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 651 19 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 151 $100,000 or more .................... 164 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 784 28 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 423 38 331 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 751 $1,000.. 13 689 8 755 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 524 11 658 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 577 602 Other ............................... 164 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 290 200 days or more ................... 151 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 458 number.. 69 911 67 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 435 number.. 42 435 40 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 45 number.. 280 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 456 number.. 40 519 39 142 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 56 number.. 4 851 4 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 54 number.. 6 513 9 793 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 24 number.. 9 289 7 252 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 60 number.. 1 310 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 175 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 24 acres.. 1 095 1 469 bushels.. 98 834 131 830 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 58 acres.. 2 797 2 613 tons, green.. 27 039 33 656 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 484 516 acres.. 172 209 136 127 bushels.. 6 672 488 3 418 275 Barley for grain..............farms.. 205 294 acres.. 18 831 23 768 bushels.. 898 775 815 786 Oats for grain................farms.. 181 227 acres.. 9 447 14 318 bushels.. 556 603 613 827 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 880 (D) pounds.. 430 000 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 472 498 acres.. 74 818 74 733 tons, dry.. 91 634 91 313 @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. .