1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORTON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 923 988 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 233 663 1 227 024 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 337 1 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 735 314 238 Average per acre .........dollars.. 210 236 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 762 58 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 200 201 1,000 acres or more ................. 428 443 Total cropland .................farms.. 818 882 acres.. 575 546 588 347 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 784 858 acres.. 370 969 364 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 39 acres.. 4 744 4 403 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 974 55 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 144 56 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 109 15 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 865 40 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 179 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 183 217 $100,000 or more .................... 181 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 307 41 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 337 42 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 923 984 $1,000.. 15 256 14 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 529 15 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 710 792 Other ............................... 213 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 367 200 days or more ................... 155 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 695 761 number.. 95 475 109 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 571 624 number.. 43 115 49 759 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 214 number.. 7 424 9 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 708 775 number.. 52 831 62 444 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 99 number.. 12 539 9 667 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 106 number.. 22 181 15 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 72 number.. 5 189 4 897 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 104 number.. 2 572 5 966 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 332 2 360 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 114 acres.. 8 093 8 193 bushels.. 433 659 643 152 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 262 308 acres.. 22 064 22 163 tons, green.. 147 719 168 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 551 659 acres.. 162 087 129 651 bushels.. 5 387 400 3 417 574 Barley for grain..............farms.. 369 482 acres.. 39 168 42 816 bushels.. 1 969 752 1 694 900 Oats for grain................farms.. 415 438 acres.. 31 828 29 143 bushels.. 2 046 526 1 466 946 Sunflower seed................farms.. 22 59 acres.. 5 334 16 034 pounds.. 5 668 177 18 897 298 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 654 716 acres.. 119 397 128 310 tons, dry.. 183 279 225 445 @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. .