1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEMBINA COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 624 763 Land in farms ..................acres.. 600 845 639 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 963 839 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 783 025 612 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 829 747 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 601 108 193 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 215 1,000 acres or more ................. 233 232 Total cropland .................farms.. 600 738 acres.. 559 306 591 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 591 727 acres.. 486 118 450 959 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 179 98 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 980 129 205 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 107 565 91 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 615 6 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 144 $100,000 or more .................... 321 289 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 073 77 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 517 102 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 625 763 $1,000.. 23 266 19 609 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 225 25 699 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 532 653 Other ............................... 92 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 312 200 days or more ................... 79 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 153 number.. 10 579 11 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 130 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 143 number.. 7 188 8 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 29 number.. 10 917 14 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 33 number.. 16 862 19 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 538 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 1 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 695 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 104 acres.. 4 661 7 062 bushels.. 235 845 621 272 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 34 acres.. 1 460 1 313 tons, green.. 16 656 11 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 523 656 acres.. 286 767 221 638 bushels.. 15 671 501 10 085 875 Barley for grain..............farms.. 363 532 acres.. 59 461 69 613 bushels.. 4 584 226 4 521 207 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 50 acres.. 1 427 2 136 bushels.. 103 112 146 579 Sunflower seed................farms.. 49 59 acres.. 6 795 7 161 pounds.. 8 331 452 11 591 327 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 162 acres.. 9 076 11 297 tons, dry.. 18 118 22 421 @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. .