1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOUNTRAIL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 000 679 1 049 039 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 343 1 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 194 315 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 295 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 298 60 063 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 164 219 1,000 acres or more ................. 367 407 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 829 acres.. 690 625 691 506 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 810 acres.. 366 747 369 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. 220 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 769 30 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 724 34 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 928 19 283 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 841 10 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 251 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 191 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 160 153 $100,000 or more .................... 125 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 481 26 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 625 30 242 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 744 873 $1,000.. 11 354 3 787 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 260 4 338 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 579 686 Other ............................... 166 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 343 200 days or more ................... 139 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 411 number.. 28 842 32 779 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 370 number.. 17 892 18 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 39 number.. 679 1 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 423 number.. 18 112 21 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 34 number.. 767 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 31 number.. 912 2 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 26 number.. 5 175 3 222 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 32 number.. (D) 3 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 395 513 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 9 acres.. 362 119 bushels.. 10 727 6 082 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 16 acres.. 792 867 tons, green.. 3 560 6 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 582 741 acres.. 274 565 225 044 bushels.. 9 968 718 4 516 391 Barley for grain..............farms.. 241 526 acres.. 26 599 48 962 bushels.. 1 386 435 1 477 984 Oats for grain................farms.. 161 246 acres.. 8 906 16 521 bushels.. 561 504 659 636 Sunflower seed................farms.. 36 113 acres.. 9 032 20 749 pounds.. 8 057 502 28 244 709 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 409 458 acres.. 55 551 57 917 tons, dry.. 58 556 71 056 @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. .