1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIOUX COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 200 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 745 815 807 715 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 729 3 527 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 790 252 580 711 Average per acre .........dollars.. 220 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 224 53 612 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 216 acres.. 134 313 178 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 204 acres.. 86 488 102 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 838 14 400 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 191 62 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 546 2 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 292 11 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 59 $100,000 or more .................... 38 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 301 10 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 506 47 755 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 228 $1,000.. 2 389 3 894 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 947 17 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 192 Other ............................... 28 37 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 73 200 days or more ................... 21 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 175 number.. 32 372 39 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 145 number.. 20 324 23 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 49 number.. 765 1 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 172 number.. 20 157 23 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 27 number.. 1 517 2 012 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 26 number.. 2 546 3 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 2 904 1 331 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. 603 642 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 13 acres.. 1 028 1 096 bushels.. 71 987 87 393 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 57 acres.. 3 062 4 578 tons, green.. 15 433 27 945 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 131 acres.. 28 771 32 219 bushels.. 624 838 784 113 Barley for grain..............farms.. 35 67 acres.. 3 407 5 111 bushels.. 140 518 159 611 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 98 acres.. 6 937 7 457 bushels.. 415 831 288 284 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 166 acres.. 47 557 52 441 tons, dry.. 59 744 64 483 @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. .