1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SARGENT COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 481 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 495 509 477 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 030 883 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 421 306 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 382 339 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 793 81 373 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 197 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 503 acres.. 416 775 402 600 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 492 acres.. 346 347 292 214 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 22 acres.. 8 483 7 195 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 531 38 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 369 70 404 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 273 25 861 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 258 12 228 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 119 $100,000 or more .................... 180 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 640 33 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 490 61 423 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 481 540 $1,000.. 11 886 4 547 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 711 8 420 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 443 Other ............................... 102 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 206 200 days or more ................... 90 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 253 number.. 26 087 25 088 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 195 number.. 10 248 10 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 39 number.. 1 279 1 476 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 215 257 number.. 13 531 13 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 91 number.. 19 042 18 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 93 number.. 40 064 30 430 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 33 number.. 1 472 2 147 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 23 number.. (D) 777 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 728 830 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 253 298 acres.. 56 553 36 809 bushels.. 3 651 471 3 079 170 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 84 acres.. 3 935 3 736 tons, green.. 27 743 29 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 367 444 acres.. 146 405 122 435 bushels.. 6 062 752 3 700 857 Barley for grain..............farms.. 195 330 acres.. 25 424 35 435 bushels.. 1 556 226 1 657 630 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 132 acres.. 3 540 9 005 bushels.. 274 912 451 319 Sunflower seed................farms.. 156 191 acres.. 26 223 34 656 pounds.. 34 799 078 53 023 778 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 233 acres.. 21 605 23 360 tons, dry.. 40 106 48 680 @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. .