1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STUTSMAN COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 988 1 113 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 269 572 1 300 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 285 1 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 386 366 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 309 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 007 80 824 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 203 261 1,000 acres or more ................. 464 495 Total cropland .................farms.. 900 1 027 acres.. 996 088 998 651 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 840 1 001 acres.. 720 857 675 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 5 210 4 743 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 991 76 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 193 68 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 69 088 49 270 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 902 27 041 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 234 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 187 266 $100,000 or more .................... 344 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 350 65 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 253 59 112 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 988 1 112 $1,000.. 21 924 8 432 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 190 7 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 810 958 Other ............................... 178 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 389 200 days or more ................... 152 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 616 number.. 71 124 71 770 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 479 number.. 31 892 30 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 118 number.. 4 032 5 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 532 626 number.. 38 341 41 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 61 number.. 9 369 9 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 68 number.. 13 043 14 392 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 62 number.. 10 164 7 457 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 44 number.. (D) 1 958 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 175 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 104 253 acres.. 11 166 14 186 bushels.. 479 489 1 002 273 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 164 184 acres.. 14 885 10 120 tons, green.. 83 888 93 678 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 679 872 acres.. 412 426 331 065 bushels.. 16 026 065 9 466 552 Barley for grain..............farms.. 423 640 acres.. 69 134 75 613 bushels.. 4 299 133 3 500 868 Oats for grain................farms.. 229 299 acres.. 15 107 22 600 bushels.. 1 051 498 1 333 590 Sunflower seed................farms.. 353 456 acres.. 113 501 123 078 pounds.. 121 731 760 166 353 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 530 586 acres.. 85 677 88 081 tons, dry.. 118 570 153 751 @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. .