1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALSH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 780 928 Land in farms ..................acres.. 737 273 758 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 945 818 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 610 383 500 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 661 605 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 659 104 007 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 179 247 1,000 acres or more ................. 279 284 Total cropland .................farms.. 746 906 acres.. 681 458 683 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 723 894 acres.. 564 709 512 315 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 3 acres.. 2 391 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 832 109 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 708 118 354 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 132 712 103 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 120 5 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 198 $100,000 or more .................... 345 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 114 848 93 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 242 100 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 780 927 $1,000.. 23 069 19 197 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 575 20 709 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 625 775 Other ............................... 155 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 405 200 days or more ................... 129 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 266 number.. 13 099 15 130 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 231 number.. 6 941 7 327 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 26 number.. 135 595 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 264 number.. 8 594 8 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 31 number.. 4 941 4 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 30 number.. 9 699 10 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 19 number.. 1 777 1 495 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 33 number.. 126 1 350 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 020 2 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 99 acres.. 4 602 5 351 bushels.. 293 262 549 639 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 46 acres.. 2 581 1 838 tons, green.. 17 298 15 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 624 814 acres.. 312 742 248 844 bushels.. 16 283 920 10 749 496 Barley for grain..............farms.. 441 669 acres.. 66 715 79 661 bushels.. 4 879 592 4 692 517 Oats for grain................farms.. 94 97 acres.. 3 831 3 524 bushels.. 245 438 225 082 Sunflower seed................farms.. 122 201 acres.. 13 911 22 749 pounds.. 13 722 853 33 899 532 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 298 acres.. 19 411 21 919 tons, dry.. 31 517 33 237 @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. .