Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Renville 
Richland 
Rolette 
Sargent 
Sheridan 
Sioux 
Slope 
Stark 
Farms 
number 
304 
854 
649 
537 
370 
176 
221 
837 
Land in farms 
acres 
500,082 
868,923 
534,301 
512,830 
513,511 
573,113 
674,345 
829,547 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,645 
1,017 
823 
955 
1,388 
3,256 
3,051 
991 
Median size of farm 
acres 
1,209 
400 
335 
435 
565 
1,140 
1,023 
338 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,659,972 
3,021,842 
925,471 
2,265,120 
1 ,297,772 
2,912,583 
2,603,289 
1 ,345,420 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,617 
2,970 
1,124 
2,372 
935 
894 
853 
1,358 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
162,994 
373,793 
121,436 
181,535 
85,358 
46,673 
72,820 
173,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
536,166 
437,697 
187,112 
338,055 
230,697 
265,186 
329,501 
207,119 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
17 
25 
6 
- 
5 
7 
39 
1 0 to 49 acres 
23 
116 
34 
29 
29 
14 
14 
130 
50 to 1 79 acres 
30 
201 
165 
139 
59 
17 
26 
156 
1 80 to 499 acres 
42 
111 
173 
119 
84 
22 
36 
185 
500 to 999 acres 
46 
136 
98 
68 
51 
16 
22 
101 
1 ,000 acres or more 
161 
273 
154 
176 
147 
102 
116 
226 
Total cropland 
farms 
287 
769 
546 
498 
322 
136 
186 
665 
acres 
445,777 
788,492 
365,520 
432,498 
347,268 
155,901 
245,006 
498,785 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
250 
593 
402 
322 
226 
113 
126 
516 
acres 
424,171 
744,507 
300,591 
358,381 
291,164 
127,761 
207,998 
429,601 
Irrigated land 
farms 
_ 
20 
4 
26 
1 
1 
1 
11 
acres 
- 
3,724 
(D) 
13,707 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
809 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
156,440 
535,658 
107,929 
243,428 
107,779 
62,730 
67,557 
152,583 
Average per farm 
dollars 
514,605 
627,234 
166,301 
453,311 
291,294 
356,419 
305,687 
182,297 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
153,007 
509,246 
97,999 
219,934 
98,135 
29,552 
48,647 
118,697 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,433 
26,412 
9,930 
23,494 
9,643 
33,178 
18,909 
33,886 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
46 
227 
247 
219 
136 
33 
60 
277 
$2,500 to $4,999 
9 
18 
39 
4 
10 
6 
8 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
31 
34 
16 
25 
11 
11 
75 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12 
42 
49 
7 
16 
4 
14 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10 
32 
65 
18 
21 
19 
20 
64 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
40 
54 
27 
18 
11 
16 
54 
$100,000 or more 
201 
464 
161 
246 
144 
92 
92 
229 
Government payments 
farms 
256 
702 
442 
468 
306 
103 
160 
555 
$1,000 
6,902 
15,676 
5,631 
9,185 
4,293 
1,476 
3,166 
4,741 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
206 
598 
373 
390 
232 
92 
148 
508 
$1,000 
6,685 
24,101 
5,665 
13,275 
3,199 
592 
3,914 
8,451 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
89,806 
351,734 
68,580 
164,802 
74,982 
47,885 
49,475 
116,607 
Average per farm 
dollars 
295,415 
411,866 
105,669 
306,893 
202,655 
272,072 
223,870 
139,315 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
304 
854 
649 
537 
370 
176 
221 
837 
$1,000 
80,221 
223,702 
50,646 
101,086 
40,288 
16,914 
25,161 
49,168 
Average per farm 
dollars 
263,885 
261,946 
78,037 
188,242 
108,887 
96,100 
113,853 
58,743 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
223 
549 
317 
300 
202 
117 
137 
407 
Other 
number 
81 
305 
332 
237 
168 
59 
84 
430 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
129 
377 
428 
297 
196 
87 
122 
479 
200 days or more 
number 
92 
205 
188 
136 
104 
53 
69 
301 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
67 
211 
211 
108 
126 
132 
112 
425 
number 
6,326 
30,813 
19,468 
20,849 
18,202 
57,269 
23,351 
54,353 
Beef cows 
farms 
57 
192 
199 
100 
125 
123 
110 
387 
number 
3,349 
13,970 
(D) 
(D) 
10,891 
30,003 
(D) 
28,879 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
8 
2 
1 
6 
4 
2 
16 
number 
- 
183 
(D) 
(D) 
104 
54 
(D) 
731 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
53 
191 
194 
102 
117 
117 
102 
381 
number 
3,238 
16,616 
9,367 
11,391 
9,317 
30,396 
14,439 
27,016 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
7 
4 
1 
- 
1 
2 
5 
number 
- 
288 
40 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
6 
4 
2 
5 
2 
9 
number 
- 
660 
8 
(D) 
30 
- 
(D) 
72 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
13 
1 
11 
5 
1 
5 
10 
number 
1,208 
(D) 
(D) 
430 
380 
(D) 
659 
729 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7 
22 
21 
9 
15 
3 
10 
37 
number 
148 
818 
(D) 
159 
396 
(D) 
340 
654 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
32 
442 
26 
253 
62 
35 
24 
57 
acres 
5,098 
301,624 
3,504 
138,595 
20,931 
12,834 
6,324 
26,638 
bushels 
421,202 
45,168,872 
287,992 
19,917,923 
2,163,643 
1,087,158 
341 ,436 
1,631,606 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9 
34 
6 
29 
24 
23 
10 
31 
acres 
1,027 
2,391 
(D) 
2,390 
1,795 
5,058 
1,842 
2,834 
tons 
11,605 
38,952 
2,492 
31,186 
19,515 
30,657 
11,104 
23,842 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
206 
182 
167 
117 
147 
51 
91 
233 
acres 
193,860 
63,915 
108,568 
29,090 
117,100 
41,199 
140,258 
256,278 
bushels 
9,207,413 
3,458,454 
4,783,083 
1 ,439,308 
4,549,625 
1 ,434,772 
4,301,663 
10,030,496 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
78 
4 
32 
9 
15 
13 
12 
51 
acres 
43,267 
700 
12,687 
1,411 
4,231 
(D) 
5,158 
40,632 
bushels 
2,882,373 
18,600 
630,699 
90,426 
237,686 
(D) 
225,634 
2,343,232 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
168 
158 
144 
98 
127 
47 
87 
205 
acres 
118,254 
60,564 
81,886 
25,380 
100,649 
32,663 
102,432 
182,211 
bushels 
4,994,091 
3,296,061 
3,672,026 
1 ,247,479 
3,846,014 
1,063,225 
3,155,085 
6,729,167 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Dakota 229 
