1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RENVILLE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 396 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 503 575 504 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 272 1 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 080 402 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 356 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 323 91 595 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 212 203 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 437 acres.. 445 807 446 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 433 acres.. 311 151 280 002 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 322 19 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 622 43 184 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 593 16 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 729 2 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 97 $100,000 or more .................... 129 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 040 18 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 132 40 243 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 396 454 $1,000.. 10 164 1 223 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 667 2 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 374 Other ............................... 56 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 189 200 days or more ................... 64 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 143 number.. 6 807 7 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 126 number.. 3 580 3 782 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 312 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 141 number.. 4 076 4 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 16 number.. 417 839 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 18 number.. 750 974 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 5 number.. 2 070 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. 264 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 148 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 236 bushels.. (D) 14 480 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 20 acres.. 599 828 tons, green.. 3 770 5 893 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 365 411 acres.. 205 643 161 755 bushels.. 8 114 995 3 785 487 Barley for grain..............farms.. 299 347 acres.. 72 696 63 372 bushels.. 4 105 301 1 982 696 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 110 acres.. 8 008 10 745 bushels.. 473 555 423 392 Sunflower seed................farms.. 30 70 acres.. 5 956 15 100 pounds.. 5 855 320 21 395 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 145 acres.. 11 919 14 202 tons, dry.. 11 775 16 457 @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. .