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.
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