1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOWNER COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 462 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 591 185 630 640 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 280 1 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 713 379 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 337 348 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 487 90 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 271 296 Total cropland .................farms.. 448 533 acres.. 529 868 559 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 439 524 acres.. 402 271 368 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 058 33 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 528 60 094 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 527 30 838 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 531 2 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 152 $100,000 or more .................... 167 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 015 29 747 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 277 53 406 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 461 557 $1,000.. 12 790 3 944 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 743 7 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 398 503 Other ............................... 64 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 189 200 days or more ................... 50 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 132 number.. 5 628 5 965 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 124 number.. (D) 3 116 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 75 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 130 number.. 2 885 3 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 21 number.. 2 784 2 389 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 20 number.. 5 037 5 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 1 910 1 740 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 454 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 412 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 26 acres.. 520 547 bushels.. 28 725 34 110 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 13 acres.. 452 428 tons, green.. 3 867 4 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 407 502 acres.. 270 900 219 749 bushels.. 10 663 328 6 487 268 Barley for grain..............farms.. 364 479 acres.. 88 503 85 875 bushels.. 5 352 859 3 867 814 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 39 acres.. 2 230 2 036 bushels.. 133 656 132 533 Sunflower seed................farms.. 106 128 acres.. 18 325 21 092 pounds.. 14 231 612 28 377 315 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 148 acres.. 10 938 10 657 tons, dry.. 16 736 14 359 @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. .