Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burke 
Burleigh 
Cass 
Cavalier 
Dickey 
Divide 
Dunn 
Farms 
number 
488 
1,014 
968 
667 
543 
452 
628 
Land in farms 
acres 
595,094 
951,021 
1,107,398 
940,331 
633,295 
564,975 
1,031,359 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,219 
938 
1,144 
1,410 
1,166 
1,250 
1,642 
Median size of farm 
acres 
480 
200 
485 
716 
403 
568 
725 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,023,576 
1,320,447 
3,277,384 
2,681,524 
2,629,106 
807,018 
1 ,498,726 
Average per acre 
dollars 
839 
1,408 
2,865 
1,902 
2,254 
646 
913 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
120,697 
165,219 
441,059 
304,450 
194,953 
109,298 
157,164 
Average per farm 
dollars 
247,329 
162,938 
455,639 
456,447 
359,030 
241,811 
250,261 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
35 
47 
8 
18 
6 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23 
199 
156 
42 
42 
19 
50 
50 to 1 79 acres 
123 
247 
166 
124 
137 
87 
96 
1 80 to 499 acres 
103 
181 
117 
112 
98 
94 
95 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
129 
93 
93 
76 
85 
81 
1 ,000 acres or more 
160 
223 
389 
288 
172 
161 
274 
Total cropland 
farms 
440 
768 
859 
638 
473 
423 
496 
acres 
434,636 
494,684 
1,044,517 
871,523 
481,131 
419,216 
374,287 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
267 
595 
695 
455 
337 
257 
432 
acres 
335,080 
409,942 
995,781 
814,980 
405,978 
343,806 
330,512 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2 
28 
20 
_ 
38 
15 
8 
acres 
(D) 
4,564 
9,292 
- 
16,320 
2,368 
379 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
105,142 
179,612 
567,108 
334,532 
266,829 
93,788 
124,788 
Average per farm 
dollars 
215,455 
177,132 
585,855 
501,548 
491,397 
207,496 
198,707 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
96,392 
130,901 
549,222 
328,472 
235,211 
85,291 
75,570 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,750 
48,711 
1 7,885 
6,060 
31,618 
8,497 
49,218 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
213 
380 
255 
223 
175 
191 
129 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
53 
31 
2 
21 
10 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
72 
24 
8 
33 
2 
34 
$10,000 to $24,999 
18 
101 
53 
17 
24 
20 
58 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
95 
28 
25 
28 
21 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
39 
74 
51 
29 
28 
35 
80 
$100,000 or more 
158 
239 
526 
363 
234 
173 
247 
Government payments 
farms 
424 
547 
758 
615 
431 
409 
445 
$1,000 
5,413 
5,300 
14,691 
15,805 
10,047 
4,848 
3,189 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
283 
549 
641 
464 
381 
298 
393 
$1,000 
4,755 
9,621 
24,664 
16,761 
14,536 
5,152 
6,143 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
63,538 
129,850 
395,869 
211,060 
178,042 
53,079 
85,589 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,200 
128,057 
408,956 
316,432 
327,885 
117,431 
136,287 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
488 
1,014 
968 
667 
543 
452 
628 
$1,000 
51,772 
64,683 
210,593 
156,038 
113,370 
50,709 
48,532 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,091 
63,790 
217,555 
233,940 
208,785 
112,188 
77,279 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
265 
429 
642 
423 
292 
247 
415 
Other 
number 
223 
585 
326 
244 
251 
205 
213 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
283 
699 
499 
335 
303 
248 
370 
200 days or more 
number 
200 
469 
244 
214 
161 
145 
224 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
102 
412 
157 
45 
211 
77 
421 
number 
14,691 
72,527 
13,881 
2,067 
46,653 
1 1 ,645 
79,898 
Beef cows 
farms 
100 
364 
134 
40 
182 
74 
377 
number 
(D) 
37,036 
(D) 
1,093 
(D) 
7,056 
41,576 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
6 
1 
8 
2 
- 
8 
number 
(D) 
429 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
- 
136 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
88 
368 
121 
38 
177 
74 
385 
number 
8,025 
38,453 
8,150 
1,143 
18,184 
6,244 
44,140 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
12 
7 
8 
2 
3 
2 
number 
- 
227 
4,657 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
10 
5 
3 
2 
2 
2 
number 
- 
396 
10,135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
37 
23 
6 
21 
1 
17 
number 
349 
2,193 
1,985 
312 
3,658 
(D) 
1,870 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3 
75 
37 
10 
20 
4 
25 
number 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
671 
463 
125 
661 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
4 
2 
4 
3 
- 
1 
number 
- 
190 
(D) 
870 
36 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
10 
133 
471 
41 
220 
13 
56 
acres 
2,774 
58,334 
347,651 
6,845 
167,173 
1,694 
13,629 
bushels 
147,293 
5,439,330 
44,875,312 
748,097 
22,539,990 
150,751 
936,778 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
67 
19 
- 
26 
3 
42 
acres 
172 
6,889 
3,270 
- 
2,489 
213 
4,189 
tons 
2,496 
82,363 
33,729 
- 
29,178 
(D) 
45,927 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
193 
181 
246 
396 
59 
211 
192 
acres 
187,034 
117,615 
95,175 
343,088 
22,962 
220,516 
153,934 
bushels 
6,991,606 
4,640,930 
5,303,557 
17,032,116 
1,146,085 
8,025,287 
5,811,485 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
42 
38 
15 
48 
16 
44 
28 
acres 
16,175 
15,647 
2,320 
21,960 
6,411 
20,263 
21,029 
bushels 
935,886 
861,666 
99,280 
1,042,608 
363,596 
1,217,559 
928,239 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
126 
152 
239 
368 
49 
60 
171 
acres 
101,020 
92,530 
92,855 
307,040 
15,825 
30,612 
112,139 
bushels 
3,482,421 
3,421,820 
5,204,277 
15,283,291 
749,119 
1,121,566 
4,111,661 
--continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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