1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NELSON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 564 Land in farms ..................acres.. 552 707 599 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 147 1 062 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 768 353 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 328 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 220 85 410 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 219 236 Total cropland .................farms.. 456 542 acres.. 470 529 503 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 448 536 acres.. 361 224 341 387 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 272 34 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 149 60 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 042 27 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 230 6 466 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 130 $100,000 or more .................... 171 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 329 30 438 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 285 53 968 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 483 564 $1,000.. 12 805 4 090 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 511 7 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 487 Other ............................... 56 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 203 200 days or more ................... 40 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 207 number.. 13 206 12 808 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 170 number.. 6 525 6 234 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 36 number.. 886 1 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 213 number.. 6 586 6 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 1 848 1 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 12 number.. 4 545 2 205 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 25 number.. 3 729 1 889 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 482 285 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 63 acres.. 1 102 2 600 bushels.. 62 240 203 601 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 41 acres.. 1 949 1 170 tons, green.. 11 969 9 068 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 404 518 acres.. 218 394 189 292 bushels.. 9 372 427 5 876 969 Barley for grain..............farms.. 321 458 acres.. 64 882 63 579 bushels.. 4 124 892 2 986 007 Oats for grain................farms.. 80 81 acres.. 4 007 4 731 bushels.. 264 621 272 093 Sunflower seed................farms.. 254 276 acres.. 48 831 47 176 pounds.. 45 543 914 63 075 974 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 227 acres.. 21 192 20 538 tons, dry.. 32 722 36 109 @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. .