1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAMSEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 639 709 723 306 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 252 1 143 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 947 369 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 349 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 926 91 899 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 252 300 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 609 acres.. 585 434 655 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 485 603 acres.. 451 614 448 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 740 38 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 295 60 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 693 35 370 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 046 2 945 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 163 $100,000 or more .................... 185 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 748 35 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 773 56 443 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 634 $1,000.. 14 643 1 671 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 600 2 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 541 Other ............................... 73 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 228 200 days or more ................... 71 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 124 number.. 8 042 7 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 102 number.. 3 809 2 852 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 407 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 126 number.. 4 577 3 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 15 number.. 1 876 2 086 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 14 number.. 2 478 3 651 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 6 number.. 1 150 589 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 620 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 36 acres.. 953 1 810 bushels.. 50 985 139 435 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 23 acres.. 1 351 769 tons, green.. 7 257 5 007 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 438 573 acres.. 289 148 260 059 bushels.. 11 670 187 7 571 874 Barley for grain..............farms.. 392 530 acres.. 94 087 90 812 bushels.. 5 876 826 4 091 448 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 67 acres.. 1 946 3 867 bushels.. 131 289 225 985 Sunflower seed................farms.. 186 274 acres.. 40 219 54 992 pounds.. 31 048 151 71 824 199 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 149 acres.. 14 709 11 943 tons, dry.. 23 866 18 248 @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. .