1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILLIAMS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 833 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 182 658 1 189 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 420 1 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 973 320 310 Average per acre .........dollars.. 250 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 746 74 179 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 210 1,000 acres or more ................. 430 454 Total cropland .................farms.. 783 895 acres.. 846 635 833 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 863 acres.. 429 114 423 757 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 55 acres.. 15 070 14 811 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 942 35 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 152 37 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 816 27 586 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 125 8 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 172 229 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 177 138 $100,000 or more .................... 129 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 251 29 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 917 31 485 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 833 948 $1,000.. 14 204 6 382 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 051 6 732 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 649 717 Other ............................... 184 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 403 200 days or more ................... 145 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 377 number.. 26 114 28 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 312 349 number.. 14 969 14 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 197 454 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 381 number.. 15 344 15 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 61 number.. 1 545 2 507 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 55 number.. 3 281 3 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 42 number.. 4 518 9 031 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 57 number.. (D) 1 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 770 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 236 124 bushels.. 14 070 8 844 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 20 acres.. 1 483 1 081 tons, green.. 17 878 12 570 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 679 788 acres.. 349 955 279 979 bushels.. 11 722 154 6 565 031 Barley for grain..............farms.. 285 622 acres.. 27 125 55 039 bushels.. 1 148 741 1 724 429 Oats for grain................farms.. 184 192 acres.. 8 936 10 135 bushels.. 507 128 401 689 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 34 acres.. (D) 5 011 pounds.. (D) 5 232 286 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 439 acres.. 35 566 43 381 tons, dry.. 52 370 62 490 @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. .