1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OLIVER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 326 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 384 213 386 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 179 1 052 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 092 218 270 Average per acre .........dollars.. 224 206 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 525 57 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 138 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 334 acres.. 187 088 195 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 320 acres.. 127 180 121 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 8 acres.. 4 207 1 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 994 16 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 197 45 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 904 5 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 090 11 545 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 86 $100,000 or more .................... 56 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 355 11 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 170 32 428 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 325 367 $1,000.. 3 870 3 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 909 10 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 272 Other ............................... 97 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 161 200 days or more ................... 76 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 272 number.. 29 638 34 526 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 221 number.. 14 836 15 808 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 71 number.. 1 844 2 847 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 284 number.. 14 655 18 021 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 47 number.. 3 247 5 546 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 49 number.. 5 709 9 495 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 20 number.. 3 688 1 844 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 1 316 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 400 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 49 acres.. 1 848 2 404 bushels.. 95 456 172 696 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 81 112 acres.. 7 501 6 858 tons, green.. 48 848 62 064 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 197 253 acres.. 50 314 41 607 bushels.. 1 774 761 1 060 872 Barley for grain..............farms.. 136 158 acres.. 13 775 11 098 bushels.. 758 288 418 009 Oats for grain................farms.. 171 192 acres.. 11 714 13 349 bushels.. 834 411 601 027 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 28 acres.. 1 608 5 233 pounds.. 1 641 500 7 066 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 279 acres.. 43 422 42 853 tons, dry.. 68 774 75 643 @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. .