1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEELE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 335 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 439 846 445 448 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 313 1 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 445 524 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 473 462 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 262 117 690 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 196 211 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 382 acres.. 405 379 401 158 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 324 379 acres.. 355 660 301 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 3 276 2 563 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 645 33 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 194 84 857 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 355 31 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 290 2 062 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 127 $100,000 or more .................... 201 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 440 31 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 777 79 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 397 $1,000.. 11 054 3 458 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 996 8 710 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 360 Other ............................... 34 36 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 118 200 days or more ................... 35 27 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 79 number.. 5 614 4 639 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 68 number.. 2 496 1 995 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 316 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 80 number.. 2 621 2 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 15 number.. 1 881 638 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 2 978 4 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 1 569 667 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 254 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 94 acres.. 8 883 6 660 bushels.. 488 566 638 790 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 22 acres.. 710 457 tons, green.. 6 389 2 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 312 365 acres.. 182 556 132 713 bushels.. 8 004 635 4 455 174 Barley for grain..............farms.. 264 347 acres.. 71 760 78 326 bushels.. 4 834 352 4 055 414 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 25 acres.. 905 1 107 bushels.. 77 740 63 842 Sunflower seed................farms.. 139 127 acres.. 25 633 21 525 pounds.. 36 525 967 28 953 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 86 acres.. 5 838 4 095 tons, dry.. 12 176 8 575 @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. .