Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kidder 
LaMoure 
Logan 
McFlenry 
McIntosh 
McKenzie 
McLean 
Mercer 
Farms 
number 
559 
642 
379 
911 
471 
574 
868 
422 
Land in farms 
acres 
780,319 
725,867 
571 ,599 
1,061,267 
589,716 
1,064,191 
1,112,659 
503,164 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,396 
1,131 
1,508 
1,165 
1,252 
1,854 
1,282 
1,192 
Median size of farm 
acres 
600 
480 
620 
480 
567 
771 
528 
374 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1 ,290,877 
2,445,422 
1,541,951 
1 ,047,298 
1 ,472,964 
1 ,366,372 
1,681,880 
1,135,982 
Average per acre 
dollars 
925 
2,163 
1,022 
899 
1,176 
737 
1,312 
953 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
110,931 
219,960 
108,151 
147,139 
101,156 
141,333 
267,122 
79,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
198,446 
342,617 
289,174 
161,513 
214,768 
246,225 
307,744 
188,305 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
13 
5 
16 
7 
16 
18 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
29 
42 
23 
68 
28 
44 
45 
44 
50 to 1 79 acres 
125 
147 
73 
195 
93 
81 
195 
88 
1 80 to 499 acres 
95 
124 
65 
187 
101 
92 
162 
87 
500 to 999 acres 
86 
91 
54 
144 
70 
83 
127 
55 
1 ,000 acres or more 
217 
225 
159 
301 
172 
258 
321 
140 
Total cropland 
farms 
509 
600 
341 
793 
416 
466 
806 
333 
acres 
429,836 
611,292 
333,286 
624,781 
397,247 
425,625 
838,696 
230,953 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
359 
402 
248 
549 
322 
386 
580 
288 
acres 
345,502 
516,238 
283,916 
509,629 
353,676 
340,703 
737,519 
212,787 
Irrigated land 
farms 
43 
27 
6 
9 
2 
49 
28 
14 
acres 
15,040 
7,365 
1,528 
1,235 
(D) 
19,913 
7,403 
1,364 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
148,317 
292,431 
172,099 
198,216 
139,771 
114,448 
293,406 
76,705 
Average per farm 
dollars 
265,326 
455,500 
454,087 
217,581 
296,754 
199,386 
338,025 
181,766 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
107,062 
259,863 
86,069 
143,323 
105,232 
78,937 
270,674 
56,262 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
41,255 
32,568 
86,030 
54,894 
34,539 
35,510 
22,732 
20,444 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
183 
216 
107 
317 
109 
165 
277 
95 
$2,500 to $4,999 
13 
4 
21 
40 
15 
17 
17 
31 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
14 
12 
40 
33 
31 
34 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
30 
17 
56 
38 
46 
65 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
31 
17 
19 
51 
36 
55 
63 
56 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
34 
20 
91 
39 
39 
51 
49 
$100,000 or more 
226 
327 
183 
316 
201 
221 
361 
137 
Government payments 
farms 
473 
550 
341 
710 
375 
402 
719 
299 
$1,000 
4,079 
7,967 
3,296 
8,289 
3,350 
4,116 
1 1 ,766 
2,572 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
357 
451 
265 
581 
318 
330 
602 
278 
$1,000 
8,909 
12,480 
6,560 
8,899 
8,774 
7,872 
17,241 
3,387 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
101,958 
185,101 
134,146 
130,866 
96,026 
82,334 
186,833 
57,692 
Average per farm 
dollars 
182,394 
288,319 
353,946 
143,651 
203,877 
143,438 
215,245 
136,711 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
559 
642 
379 
911 
471 
574 
868 
422 
$1,000 
59,346 
127,778 
47,809 
84,538 
55,869 
44,102 
135,579 
24,972 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,165 
199,031 
126,145 
92,797 
118,618 
76,832 
156,197 
59,175 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
278 
379 
221 
590 
281 
351 
448 
229 
Other 
number 
281 
263 
158 
321 
190 
223 
420 
193 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
305 
306 
198 
456 
261 
308 
494 
294 
200 days or more 
number 
236 
224 
127 
297 
195 
175 
330 
174 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
263 
182 
185 
374 
246 
276 
268 
227 
number 
75,225 
33,316 
64,400 
94,432 
54,195 
62,383 
40,200 
39,029 
Beef cows 
farms 
237 
171 
159 
350 
216 
259 
242 
217 
number 
35,475 
(D) 
20,479 
(D) 
(D) 
36,372 
18,625 
21,364 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
2 
13 
8 
3 
6 
4 
6 
number 
88 
(D) 
685 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
90 
57 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
255 
185 
194 
349 
220 
258 
238 
198 
number 
32,815 
19,805 
64,508 
41,844 
26,398 
32,873 
1 7,464 
18,763 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3 
1 
3 
8 
- 
2 
2 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
199 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
113 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
1 
4 
8 
- 
3 
7 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
73 
269 
- 
66 
83 
124 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
18 
9 
- 
33 
21 
10 
13 
8 
number 
2,851 
656 
- 
2,079 
1,799 
276 
605 
795 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
4 
3 
30 
12 
12 
20 
16 
number 
385 
74 
90 
(D) 
366 
185 
334 
248 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
1 
3 
7 
4 
- 
- 
2 
number 
- 
(D) 
150 
353 
392 
- 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
128 
282 
126 
156 
137 
15 
134 
48 
acres 
48,492 
185,576 
70,465 
40,060 
53,270 
995 
54,938 
19,857 
bushels 
3,572,025 
21,849,217 
5,157,008 
3,650,100 
4,451,533 
54,510 
5,694,429 
1,577,187 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
59 
36 
57 
101 
41 
30 
33 
16 
acres 
8,340 
2,902 
6,893 
9,848 
4,547 
3,089 
3,020 
1,321 
tons 
71,102 
38,687 
85,506 
131,885 
43,982 
31,739 
42,753 
13,098 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
157 
137 
107 
235 
160 
196 
382 
137 
acres 
58,379 
39,208 
39,818 
158,393 
80,444 
203,519 
346,845 
73,877 
bushels 
2,348,483 
1 ,934,434 
1 ,466,354 
6,562,945 
3,082,705 
6,214,714 
15,483,381 
2,660,229 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
23 
5 
12 
47 
36 
32 
100 
23 
acres 
7,685 
1,720 
2,566 
18,611 
10,571 
12,823 
37,122 
8,409 
bushels 
423,101 
94,730 
152,192 
1,131,732 
610,375 
553,862 
2,153,151 
391,360 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
128 
122 
99 
209 
158 
140 
312 
120 
acres 
45,329 
34,653 
34,492 
127,712 
67,773 
111,317 
249,885 
57,609 
bushels 
1,780,713 
1,689,616 
1,241,621 
5,027,303 
2,403,547 
3,412,808 
11,111,836 
1 ,967,349 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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