1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROLETTE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 486 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 522 536 506 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 075 945 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 110 284 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 313 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 342 63 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 189 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 489 acres.. 364 343 361 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 477 acres.. 251 194 225 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 902 19 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 470 37 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 901 12 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 002 7 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 90 $100,000 or more .................... 77 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 678 16 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 605 30 200 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 486 538 $1,000.. 7 234 2 199 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 885 4 087 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 397 Other ............................... 109 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 235 200 days or more ................... 84 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 308 number.. 27 839 24 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 276 number.. 14 195 12 236 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 36 number.. 1 113 809 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 321 number.. 13 498 12 600 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 22 number.. 841 1 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 20 number.. 2 049 1 812 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 19 number.. 1 242 1 047 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 41 number.. 556 1 581 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 692 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 16 acres.. 431 673 bushels.. 21 030 45 049 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 27 acres.. 1 225 1 305 tons, green.. 7 740 11 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 298 365 acres.. 139 074 108 277 bushels.. 5 052 510 2 678 373 Barley for grain..............farms.. 227 295 acres.. 50 199 44 441 bushels.. 2 859 678 1 605 371 Oats for grain................farms.. 91 96 acres.. 4 648 4 608 bushels.. 305 821 239 563 Sunflower seed................farms.. 46 77 acres.. 7 711 13 674 pounds.. 5 456 628 17 117 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 319 acres.. 47 592 44 495 tons, dry.. 66 413 68 056 @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. .