1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANSOM COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 451 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 485 012 487 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 075 978 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 166 369 465 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 153 67 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 445 acres.. 340 082 354 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 422 acres.. 278 980 255 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 44 acres.. 17 495 15 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 296 37 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 739 74 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 852 24 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 444 13 063 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 112 $100,000 or more .................... 155 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 490 36 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 778 73 618 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 499 $1,000.. 11 776 1 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 110 2 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 393 Other ............................... 111 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 188 200 days or more ................... 93 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 301 number.. 31 219 30 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 243 number.. 14 324 13 073 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 24 number.. 782 969 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 304 number.. 15 872 16 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 87 number.. 25 432 15 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 86 number.. 36 059 21 684 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 35 number.. 1 569 1 888 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 943 793 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 206 259 acres.. 54 850 41 410 bushels.. 3 729 952 4 031 729 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 108 acres.. 6 067 5 298 tons, green.. 44 479 42 286 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 278 345 acres.. 104 951 90 717 bushels.. 4 704 667 2 810 329 Barley for grain..............farms.. 156 245 acres.. 25 923 32 439 bushels.. 1 787 140 1 599 201 Oats for grain................farms.. 100 143 acres.. 6 006 8 445 bushels.. 420 349 472 031 Sunflower seed................farms.. 157 185 acres.. 32 899 30 687 pounds.. 50 323 398 49 303 430 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 294 acres.. 25 338 27 954 tons, dry.. 50 203 56 937 @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. .