1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 956 1 126 Land in farms ..................acres.. 799 606 859 643 Average size of farm .......acres.. 836 763 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 618 053 520 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 758 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 666 95 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 225 299 1,000 acres or more ................. 289 291 Total cropland .................farms.. 883 1 058 acres.. 743 424 794 798 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 860 1 024 acres.. 660 782 624 936 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 2 127 3 291 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 800 112 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 820 100 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 106 240 93 973 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 559 18 674 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 199 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 181 240 $100,000 or more .................... 387 345 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 213 90 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 982 80 728 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 955 1 127 $1,000.. 28 954 21 496 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 318 19 074 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 796 943 Other ............................... 160 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 390 200 days or more ................... 147 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 397 number.. 32 072 36 086 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 288 number.. 12 133 13 222 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 62 number.. 1 790 2 052 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 403 number.. 19 503 21 504 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 152 number.. 36 210 22 320 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 163 number.. 79 134 46 516 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 37 number.. 3 404 2 330 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 33 number.. 780 2 178 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 13 number.. 6 810 5 186 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 559 717 acres.. 154 685 140 453 bushels.. 11 627 434 14 398 977 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 114 98 acres.. 5 937 3 689 tons, green.. 40 988 34 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 644 891 acres.. 199 732 190 758 bushels.. 9 603 319 7 218 466 Barley for grain..............farms.. 205 510 acres.. 21 415 49 259 bushels.. 1 474 759 2 600 031 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 199 acres.. 3 917 8 694 bushels.. 265 137 522 059 Sunflower seed................farms.. 191 106 acres.. 30 476 15 346 pounds.. 48 567 381 22 993 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 376 acres.. 24 533 26 655 tons, dry.. 50 831 57 779 @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. .