1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRAILL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 517 603 Land in farms ..................acres.. 501 057 508 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 969 843 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 778 964 593 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 887 119 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 192 1,000 acres or more ................. 221 202 Total cropland .................farms.. 494 586 acres.. 483 085 485 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 578 acres.. 444 108 385 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 411 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 464 64 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 308 107 286 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 807 61 633 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 657 3 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 152 $100,000 or more .................... 295 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 848 56 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 102 94 175 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 517 604 $1,000.. 17 152 8 052 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 177 13 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 446 521 Other ............................... 71 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 231 200 days or more ................... 63 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 76 number.. 4 772 4 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 62 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 79 number.. 3 725 3 292 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 22 number.. 6 067 4 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 25 number.. 10 948 9 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 508 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 49 130 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 289 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 89 acres.. 17 294 8 031 bushels.. 1 094 155 776 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 16 acres.. 546 421 tons, green.. 3 918 4 379 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 459 546 acres.. 193 705 142 118 bushels.. 9 062 647 5 447 352 Barley for grain..............farms.. 378 513 acres.. 83 738 103 919 bushels.. 6 223 758 5 615 183 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 26 acres.. 915 726 bushels.. 59 248 46 881 Sunflower seed................farms.. 68 30 acres.. 8 259 3 603 pounds.. 13 456 626 4 040 069 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 80 acres.. 4 380 3 576 tons, dry.. 9 472 10 582 @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. .