Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
Farms 
number 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
601,272 
936,780 
802,059 
722,275 
899,431 
730,327 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
1,534 
1,096 
1,425 
3,666 
1,042 
2,099 
Median size of farm 
acres 
480 
480 
320 
600 
1,080 
370 
690 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,808,801 
1,236,142 
2,449,174 
1,841,764 
2,888,966 
1,408,030 
1,577,515 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,426 
806 
2,235 
1,293 
788 
1,351 
752 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,297,134 
75,272 
293,136 
199,670 
44,604 
237,600 
87,603 
Average per farm 
dollars 
300,334 
192,021 
342,849 
354,653 
226,416 
275,319 
251,732 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
689 
15 
3 
9 
- 
11 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,711 
35 
96 
30 
9 
62 
22 
50 to 1 79 acres 
6,557 
62 
227 
103 
29 
223 
54 
1 80 to 499 acres 
5,906 
89 
182 
116 
24 
207 
71 
500 to 999 acres 
4,237 
33 
96 
78 
29 
103 
34 
1 ,000 acres or more 
10,861 
158 
251 
227 
106 
257 
159 
Total cropland 
farms 
27,440 
349 
782 
514 
153 
801 
293 
acres 
27,147,240 
380,034 
836,450 
644,352 
131,319 
772,989 
372,577 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
19,391 
233 
528 
375 
128 
506 
217 
acres 
23,469,816 
307,923 
740,663 
549,043 
110,209 
668,733 
294,946 
Irrigated land 
farms 
744 
2 
5 
6 
- 
3 
7 
acres 
218,407 
(D) 
1,691 
1,232 
- 
(D) 
1,453 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
107,537 
376,350 
240,629 
36,667 
254,032 
111,417 
Average per farm 
dollars 
353,693 
274,329 
440,175 
427,404 
186,126 
294,359 
320,164 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
9,664,285 
83,073 
366,867 
222,997 
17,648 
241,696 
60,312 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,286,395 
24,464 
9,483 
17,631 
19,018 
12,336 
51,105 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
10,447 
153 
315 
172 
27 
345 
96 
$2,500 to $4,999 
976 
14 
23 
16 
5 
32 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,275 
13 
48 
26 
10 
26 
28 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,816 
24 
39 
25 
19 
63 
27 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,817 
17 
44 
40 
16 
49 
21 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,074 
27 
48 
25 
39 
47 
22 
$100,000 or more 
12,556 
144 
338 
259 
81 
301 
144 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
321 
715 
470 
135 
720 
279 
$1,000 
381,710 
4,734 
11,719 
7,551 
1,365 
9,818 
4,005 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,393 
258 
574 
396 
141 
601 
222 
$1,000 
518,967 
6,552 
15,335 
9,623 
2,839 
16,887 
6,222 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
72,585 
245,276 
153,709 
33,421 
151,126 
77,329 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,656 
185,165 
286,873 
273,017 
169,649 
175,117 
222,209 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
$1,000 
4,555,217 
46,239 
158,127 
104,094 
7,451 
129,611 
44,315 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,128 
117,956 
184,944 
184,891 
37,821 
150,187 
127,342 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
17,509 
236 
448 
363 
134 
421 
189 
Other 
number 
13,452 
156 
407 
200 
63 
442 
159 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
16,465 
218 
484 
245 
104 
433 
221 
200 days or more 
number 
10,266 
130 
386 
121 
52 
259 
154 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,868 
144 
193 
193 
146 
187 
179 
number 
1,809,613 
27,501 
16,706 
29,654 
41,610 
12,548 
43,653 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,964 
119 
173 
187 
135 
170 
173 
number 
881,682 
(D) 
9,046 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
21,940 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
4 
6 
2 
4 
2 
5 
number 
17,876 
(D) 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,925 
137 
167 
173 
140 
165 
158 
number 
964,746 
20,485 
8,681 
14,977 
18,824 
6,033 
32,598 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
- 
8 
7 
4 
4 
3 
number 
133,653 
- 
146 
361 
140 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
193 
- 
1 
5 
5 
4 
4 
number 
831,123 
- 
(D) 
212 
217 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
661 
26 
11 
10 
- 
13 
21 
number 
64,607 
5,801 
351 
552 
- 
678 
2,329 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
840 
12 
26 
19 
13 
15 
13 
number 
92,754 
321 
619 
414 
243 
468 
296 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
87 
4 
2 
- 
- 
4 
2 
number 
60,366 
150 
(D) 
- 
- 
110 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6,651 
62 
281 
170 
8 
87 
20 
acres 
3,465,997 
22,543 
223,753 
81,163 
2,326 
22,443 
11,015 
bushels 
406,059,209 
1,438,595 
28,363,264 
8,123,219 
129,980 
2,006,263 
693,961 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,455 
23 
34 
33 
5 
11 
10 
acres 
151,096 
4,882 
1,419 
3,019 
300 
568 
2,655 
tons 
1,770,976 
51,782 
14,288 
38,078 
1,756 
8,230 
23,896 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
10,370 
140 
223 
223 
58 
318 
109 
acres 
7,767,484 
191,390 
96,372 
132,345 
53,551 
277,916 
169,065 
bushels 
328,269,437 
6,711,755 
5,001,222 
6,065,473 
1,465,028 
12,284,063 
4,897,987 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1,769 
35 
16 
42 
25 
107 
16 
acres 
729,244 
16,635 
3,877 
10,621 
24,481 
51,035 
10,199 
bushels 
38,910,081 
782,629 
174,409 
559,558 
768,447 
3,231,595 
446,339 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
8,692 
127 
206 
199 
49 
264 
86 
acres 
5,708,405 
149,501 
90,460 
117,132 
26,651 
199,597 
124,292 
bushels 
243,202,977 
5,086,376 
4,733,868 
5,314,158 
629,903 
7,977,870 
3,298,359 
--continued 
224 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
