1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC LEAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 926 1 058 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 128 346 1 151 335 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 219 1 088 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 190 355 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 314 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 950 72 659 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 202 258 1,000 acres or more ................. 449 484 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 1 009 acres.. 874 045 900 261 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 853 997 acres.. 539 063 544 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 24 acres.. 4 588 4 876 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 308 47 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 128 44 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 171 32 857 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 138 14 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 158 266 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 217 228 $100,000 or more .................... 168 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 897 39 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 325 37 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 926 1 058 $1,000.. 17 369 7 241 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 757 6 844 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 754 842 Other ............................... 172 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 408 200 days or more ................... 145 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 468 523 number.. 42 417 42 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 415 445 number.. 19 083 20 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 74 number.. 1 854 2 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 463 535 number.. 24 909 25 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 45 number.. 4 210 2 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 44 number.. 8 128 5 150 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 25 number.. 2 338 2 804 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 50 number.. (D) 4 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 1 010 695 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 102 acres.. 3 255 6 300 bushels.. 157 798 412 941 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 102 acres.. 5 354 3 986 tons, green.. 33 414 32 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 737 907 acres.. 362 971 299 049 bushels.. 12 527 581 6 358 371 Barley for grain..............farms.. 333 549 acres.. 49 508 48 477 bushels.. 2 618 564 1 656 704 Oats for grain................farms.. 349 421 acres.. 28 395 33 084 bushels.. 1 586 257 1 485 067 Sunflower seed................farms.. 51 292 acres.. 8 736 61 494 pounds.. 9 603 098 83 492 467 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 553 561 acres.. 67 952 65 006 tons, dry.. 84 767 97 751 @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. .