1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIERCE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 501 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 586 244 592 859 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 170 1 026 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 090 288 412 Average per acre .........dollars.. 286 282 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 437 57 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 252 254 Total cropland .................farms.. 476 547 acres.. 466 846 480 218 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 538 acres.. 310 239 312 123 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 495 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 191 24 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 258 42 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 033 15 351 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 158 9 136 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 130 137 $100,000 or more .................... 90 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 438 20 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 775 36 229 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 501 578 $1,000.. 5 212 3 080 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 404 5 329 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 502 Other ............................... 75 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 198 200 days or more ................... 70 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 293 number.. 24 544 24 970 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 236 number.. 11 069 11 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 63 number.. 1 197 2 147 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 307 number.. 15 190 14 202 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 25 number.. 1 195 1 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 1 839 3 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 14 number.. 1 165 950 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 24 number.. (D) 838 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 818 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 56 acres.. 1 828 3 507 bushels.. 74 957 245 008 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 70 acres.. 3 856 2 856 tons, green.. 21 177 21 244 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 393 483 acres.. 166 154 141 820 bushels.. 4 764 592 2 909 380 Barley for grain..............farms.. 297 408 acres.. 48 956 49 772 bushels.. 2 133 926 1 436 356 Oats for grain................farms.. 141 177 acres.. 9 094 11 261 bushels.. 403 751 412 373 Sunflower seed................farms.. 139 170 acres.. 28 944 33 448 pounds.. 25 009 935 43 522 937 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 335 acres.. 53 980 58 550 tons, dry.. 49 955 67 064 @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. .