1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERIDAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 470 Land in farms ..................acres.. 521 343 522 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 244 1 112 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 359 294 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 266 269 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 386 75 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 228 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 448 acres.. 363 907 366 566 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 438 acres.. 218 227 231 797 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 491 20 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 292 44 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 683 12 853 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 808 7 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 109 $100,000 or more .................... 61 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 012 16 802 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 989 35 674 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 419 471 $1,000.. 4 104 4 001 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 794 8 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 413 Other ............................... 38 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 135 200 days or more ................... 34 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 244 273 number.. 24 365 24 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 216 number.. 12 897 12 007 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 62 number.. 1 406 1 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 273 number.. 15 198 13 978 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 34 number.. 467 1 644 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 33 number.. 1 506 2 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 205 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) 1 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 34 acres.. 1 559 1 921 bushels.. 80 911 130 583 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 41 acres.. 2 998 1 575 tons, green.. 16 356 12 385 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 312 385 acres.. 119 670 107 934 bushels.. 3 187 100 2 430 448 Barley for grain..............farms.. 170 253 acres.. 27 614 25 368 bushels.. 1 090 742 929 446 Oats for grain................farms.. 148 170 acres.. 9 508 10 554 bushels.. 515 181 501 330 Sunflower seed................farms.. 77 152 acres.. 15 560 36 058 pounds.. 8 184 865 45 526 618 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 291 acres.. 48 046 46 348 tons, dry.. 52 919 68 791 @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. .