P. O. Box 765
Dickinson, ND 58602-0765
Phone: (701)225-5997
Toll free # 1-888-880-7963
FAX: (701)227-8647
e-mail: gaylon@starkdev.com |
Stark County Ag Statistics
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2007 |
2002 |
% Change |
Number of Farms |
865 |
774 |
12% |
Land in Farms |
837,143 acres |
777,118 acres |
8% |
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Crop Land 63.2% |
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Pasture 33.8% |
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Other Uses 3% |
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Average Size of Farm |
968 acres |
1,004 acres |
-4% |
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Market Value of Production |
$96,812,000 |
$47,772,000 |
103% |
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Crop Sales |
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Livestock Sales |
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Average Per Farm |
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$111,922 |
81% |
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Item |
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Quantity |
State Rank |
Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold ($1,000) |
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Total Value of agricultural products sold |
96,812 |
27 |
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Value of crops including nursery & greenhouse |
63,674 |
31 |
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Value of livestock, poultry, and their products |
33,138 |
8 |
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Value of Sales by Commodity Group ($1,000) |
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Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas |
61,033 |
31 |
Tobacco |
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0 |
0 |
Cotton and cottonseed |
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0 |
0 |
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes |
(D) |
(D) |
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries |
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0 |
0 |
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod |
(D) |
(D) |
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops |
0 |
0 |
Other crops and hay |
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2,374 |
18 |
Poultry and eggs |
|
16 |
19 |
Cattle and calves |
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26,611 |
12 |
Milk and other dairy products from cows |
5,359 |
4 |
Hogs and pigs |
|
59 |
24 |
Sheep, goats, and their products |
|
243 |
12 |
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys |
127 |
11 |
Aquaculture |
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0 |
0 |
Other animals and other animal products |
127 |
19 |
(D) Cannot be Disclosed |
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Top Livestock Inventory (number) |
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Cattle and calves |
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60,586 |
10 |
Colonies of bees |
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14,828 |
9 |
Horses and ponies |
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1,975 |
5 |
Sheep and lambs |
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1,168 |
10 |
Layers |
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|
604 |
8 |
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Top Crop Items (acres) |
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Wheat for grain, all |
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259,747 |
6 |
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop |
97,612 |
6 |
Sunflower seed, all |
|
13,037 |
28 |
Barley for grain |
|
11,123 |
36 |
Oats for grain |
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10,545 |
6 |
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Economic Characteristics |
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Quantity |
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Farms by Value of Sales |
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Less than $1,000 |
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261 |
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$1,000 - $2,499 |
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42 |
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$2,500 - $4,999 |
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71 |
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$5,000 - $9,999 |
|
54 |
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$10,000 - $19,999 |
|
53 |
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$20,000 - $24,999 |
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8 |
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$25,000 - $39,999 |
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52 |
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$40,000 - $49,999 |
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32 |
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$50,000 - $99,999 |
|
81 |
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$100,000 - $249,999 |
|
104 |
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$250,000 - $499,999 |
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67 |
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$500,000 or more |
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40 |
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Total Farm Production Expenses ($1,000) |
64,529 |
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Average per Farm ($) |
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74,600 |
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Net Cash Farm Income of Operation ($1,000) |
44,105 |
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Average per Farm ($) |
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50,989 |
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For more information please contact:
United States Department of Agriculture
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
(800) 727-9540
www.agcensus.usda.com
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