1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STARK COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 788 822 Land in farms ..................acres.. 841 736 804 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 068 978 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 355 287 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 305 289 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 884 62 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 205 1,000 acres or more ................. 302 311 Total cropland .................farms.. 703 757 acres.. 544 181 555 997 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 650 728 acres.. 305 355 321 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 843 352 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 112 39 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 441 47 885 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 275 15 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 836 24 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 203 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 164 $100,000 or more .................... 114 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 875 33 579 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 043 40 751 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 787 824 $1,000.. 7 285 6 165 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 257 7 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 573 613 Other ............................... 215 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 354 200 days or more ................... 176 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 568 571 number.. 60 165 60 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 433 number.. 25 016 24 687 Milk cows ..................farms.. 118 132 number.. 4 787 4 775 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 569 575 number.. 36 472 39 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 67 number.. 9 874 5 923 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 64 number.. 17 109 11 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 48 number.. 4 509 4 282 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 78 number.. 2 119 2 875 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. 380 2 939 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 34 acres.. 1 450 1 308 bushels.. 70 306 81 080 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 116 150 acres.. 11 206 9 020 tons, green.. 59 823 63 051 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 466 586 acres.. 156 840 155 301 bushels.. 4 352 047 4 066 260 Barley for grain..............farms.. 237 324 acres.. 24 950 27 178 bushels.. 933 997 1 005 990 Oats for grain................farms.. 309 402 acres.. 22 143 29 458 bushels.. 1 182 832 1 388 107 Sunflower seed................farms.. 6 27 acres.. 1 202 4 863 pounds.. 857 113 5 917 229 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 539 598 acres.. 96 132 96 617 tons, dry.. 114 279 148 084 @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. .