Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stutsman 
Towner 
Traill 
Walsh 
Ward 
Wells 
Williams 
Farms 
number 
355 
1,028 
529 
468 
962 
961 
543 
758 
Land in farms 
acres 
425,834 
1 ,302,623 
645,445 
547,732 
802,372 
1,073,283 
738,102 
1,063,109 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,200 
1,267 
1,220 
1,170 
834 
1,117 
1,359 
1,403 
Median size of farm 
acres 
536 
493 
720 
450 
320 
445 
530 
583 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,218,883 
2,212,500 
1,565,902 
3,395,634 
1,982,913 
1,716,400 
2,198,269 
1 ,044,598 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,850 
1,746 
1,283 
2,901 
2,377 
1,537 
1,617 
745 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
171,700 
395,841 
169,394 
223,312 
297,008 
286,744 
197,785 
219,730 
Average per farm 
dollars 
483,663 
385,060 
320,216 
477,162 
308,741 
298,380 
364,244 
289,881 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
10 
23 
5 
6 
18 
33 
7 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21 
81 
33 
75 
114 
114 
37 
50 
50 to 1 79 acres 
81 
194 
79 
99 
233 
194 
128 
161 
1 80 to 499 acres 
57 
218 
82 
62 
223 
160 
95 
135 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
157 
106 
49 
139 
133 
72 
71 
1 ,000 acres or more 
134 
355 
224 
177 
235 
327 
204 
324 
Total cropland 
farms 
339 
913 
507 
423 
913 
812 
501 
615 
acres 
396,979 
1,030,565 
573,310 
526,183 
714,525 
829,363 
622,310 
739,086 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
241 
643 
338 
338 
519 
693 
339 
446 
acres 
370,899 
873,348 
482,685 
504,740 
605,014 
756,643 
559,914 
646,398 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
16 
10 
7 
25 
9 
3 
51 
acres 
5,968 
8,168 
428 
1,957 
3,395 
240 
780 
15,571 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ... 
$1,000 
210,571 
464,568 
196,814 
308,827 
424,033 
274,458 
271,957 
178,703 
Average per farm 
dollars 
593,159 
451,914 
372,049 
659,887 
440,783 
285,596 
500,841 
235,756 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
207,081 
418,246 
179,530 
306,729 
416,885 
256,070 
258,646 
167,572 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,491 
46,321 
1 7,284 
2,098 
7,149 
18,388 
13,310 
11,131 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
104 
339 
195 
125 
417 
248 
194 
250 
$2,500 to $4,999 
15 
17 
6 
18 
27 
54 
13 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10 
54 
8 
6 
40 
56 
20 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6 
64 
15 
21 
36 
62 
23 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9 
61 
3 
12 
40 
79 
23 
55 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
68 
21 
29 
38 
85 
28 
50 
$100,000 or more 
203 
425 
281 
257 
364 
377 
242 
278 
Government payments 
farms 
336 
805 
461 
377 
838 
686 
465 
547 
$1,000 
6,646 
13,278 
7,528 
8,804 
14,445 
9,875 
7,746 
6,315 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
260 
679 
363 
333 
661 
619 
340 
501 
$1,000 
11,928 
23,351 
11,701 
12,273 
16,654 
14,693 
7,447 
12,011 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
129,204 
294,628 
143,205 
201,286 
306,394 
164,673 
155,059 
110,701 
Average per farm 
dollars 
363,955 
286,604 
270,709 
430,098 
318,497 
171,356 
285,560 
146,044 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
355 
1,028 
529 
468 
962 
961 
543 
758 
$1,000 
99,941 
206,568 
72,838 
128,618 
148,738 
134,354 
132,091 
86,328 
Average per farm 
dollars 
281,525 
200,942 
137,690 
274,825 
154,614 
139,806 
243,261 
113,889 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
224 
567 
323 
298 
455 
578 
309 
397 
Other 
number 
131 
461 
206 
170 
507 
383 
234 
361 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
147 
544 
288 
276 
456 
521 
242 
334 
200 days or more 
number 
90 
287 
217 
171 
316 
286 
136 
245 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26 
342 
76 
41 
156 
328 
134 
203 
number 
5,025 
60,251 
5,122 
5,838 
1 1 ,038 
39,160 
19,920 
22,574 
Beef cows 
farms 
25 
290 
71 
33 
144 
287 
117 
179 
number 
1,703 
23,493 
2,872 
2,444 
5,527 
(D) 
9,244 
12,502 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
11 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
1,503 
- 
- 
173 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
25 
307 
65 
31 
136 
274 
118 
168 
number 
3,145 
34,726 
2,613 
1,640 
6,266 
17,520 
10,201 
10,291 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
7 
4 
5 
4 
5 
- 
4 
number 
28 
56 
(D) 
61 
10 
29 
- 
302 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
6 
2 
5 
4 
7 
- 
6 
number 
36 
125 
(D) 
103 
10 
250 
- 
162 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
6 
26 
3 
25 
20 
18 
11 
6 
number 
3,640 
986 
118 
1,058 
1,451 
618 
984 
52 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7 
22 
8 
9 
18 
42 
5 
14 
number 
55 
765 
73 
134 
337 
1,012 
110 
239 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
6 
4 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
number 
- 
1,496 
208 
- 
- 
(D) 
192 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
182 
343 
43 
216 
184 
78 
174 
13 
acres 
110,896 
229,571 
10,402 
156,688 
58,619 
16,259 
94,495 
2,678 
bushels 
14,522,693 
27,128,687 
1,059,864 
18,881,244 
7,804,545 
1,483,001 
10,748,456 
301,553 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
4 
60 
5 
1 
8 
19 
17 
8 
acres 
310 
4,615 
194 
(D) 
190 
2,039 
1,484 
332 
tons 
4,820 
65,822 
2,611 
(D) 
2,704 
23,566 
20,824 
3,892 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
119 
230 
277 
168 
371 
451 
213 
338 
acres 
49,484 
97,344 
197,665 
76,992 
221,603 
389,465 
159,579 
413,622 
bushels 
2,728,083 
4,415,323 
9,195,938 
4,763,513 
12,040,598 
17,041,630 
7,708,496 
13,531,568 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
24 
42 
30 
31 
157 
18 
66 
acres 
3,146 
7,093 
12,421 
6,088 
10,007 
71,679 
3,333 
23,056 
bushels 
170,557 
262,038 
674,774 
339,358 
535,626 
4,064,340 
147,667 
1,076,263 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
100 
194 
252 
138 
345 
337 
193 
133 
acres 
45,021 
84,143 
167,305 
67,987 
208,129 
244,316 
149,210 
98,739 
bushels 
2,477,819 
3,906,437 
7,777,599 
4,262,394 
11,298,735 
10,010,935 
7,247,837 
3,143,771 
--continued 
230 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
