1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WELLS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 638 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 750 913 737 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 177 1 080 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 570 373 292 Average per acre .........dollars.. 324 330 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 946 91 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 315 304 Total cropland .................farms.. 603 649 acres.. 639 400 628 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 581 639 acres.. 463 453 422 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 544 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 598 44 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 577 64 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 489 31 677 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 109 12 668 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 163 $100,000 or more .................... 189 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 061 40 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 823 59 550 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 639 685 $1,000.. 13 193 4 688 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 647 6 844 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 557 605 Other ............................... 81 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 227 200 days or more ................... 67 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 279 number.. 27 664 30 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 236 number.. 10 956 11 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 47 number.. 1 597 1 583 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 290 289 number.. 15 768 21 454 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 41 number.. 4 262 3 858 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 43 number.. 5 460 4 699 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 26 number.. 3 571 2 753 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 23 number.. 8 057 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 305 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 140 acres.. 5 869 10 384 bushels.. 207 862 722 397 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 112 91 acres.. 8 791 4 129 tons, green.. 45 224 32 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 523 580 acres.. 277 013 208 297 bushels.. 9 206 965 5 540 790 Barley for grain..............farms.. 339 441 acres.. 55 633 50 280 bushels.. 2 885 441 2 165 364 Oats for grain................farms.. 134 133 acres.. 10 758 8 839 bushels.. 544 601 495 739 Sunflower seed................farms.. 282 340 acres.. 66 081 84 969 pounds.. 63 702 991 108 394 601 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 320 acres.. 35 333 33 740 tons, dry.. 42 469 51 985 @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. .