1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 107 1 215 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 160 916 1 187 041 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 049 977 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 218 322 724 Average per acre .........dollars.. 347 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 494 71 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 242 282 1,000 acres or more ................. 453 448 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 035 1 121 acres.. 949 288 932 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 999 1 091 acres.. 652 316 583 383 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 1 331 1 082 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 169 46 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 193 38 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 275 33 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 894 13 397 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 210 282 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 235 171 $100,000 or more .................... 214 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 582 43 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 261 36 195 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 108 1 215 $1,000.. 17 216 2 940 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 538 2 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 816 909 Other ............................... 291 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 502 522 200 days or more ................... 233 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 466 519 number.. 33 771 39 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 443 number.. 16 532 20 087 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 60 number.. 2 055 1 996 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 469 521 number.. 23 100 22 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 45 number.. 2 736 3 086 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 46 number.. 6 247 5 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 67 50 number.. 4 709 3 491 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 42 number.. (D) 2 969 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. 2 422 4 365 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 47 acres.. 2 206 1 679 bushels.. 118 256 120 558 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 53 acres.. 3 133 2 424 tons, green.. 19 548 19 926 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 858 966 acres.. 440 273 334 614 bushels.. 15 768 090 6 837 070 Barley for grain..............farms.. 533 714 acres.. 87 902 85 459 bushels.. 4 663 907 2 603 872 Oats for grain................farms.. 337 360 acres.. 24 829 29 039 bushels.. 1 540 186 1 221 020 Sunflower seed................farms.. 128 238 acres.. 31 605 56 451 pounds.. 33 415 374 76 647 619 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 511 583 acres.. 59 362 64 789 tons, dry.. 66 352 82 603 @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. .