1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 31 284 34 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 354 880 44 828 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 418 1 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 039 360 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 348 273 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 182 70 495 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 015 1 504 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 596 2 622 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 844 4 977 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 500 7 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 866 6 917 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 463 10 751 Total cropland .................farms.. 27 712 30 142 acres.. 19 355 256 19 582 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 25 654 28 430 acres.. 14 284 741 13 624 006 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 439 1 674 acres.. 343 742 371 263 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 569 951 3 243 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 114 95 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 654 044 1 072 895 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 915 907 2 170 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 338 2 792 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 605 1 658 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 273 2 779 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 516 5 493 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 690 5 792 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 415 6 829 $100,000 or more .................... 9 447 8 714 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 733 387 2 563 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 373 75 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 704 26 141 Other ............................... 8 580 7 916 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 13 049 12 540 200 days or more ................... 7 289 6 614 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 502 22 576 number.. 3 723 271 3 777 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 428 18 597 number.. 1 675 000 1 604 838 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 802 2 873 number.. 95 882 117 454 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 782 22 802 number.. 2 448 551 2 500 254 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 899 6 710 number.. 1 396 326 1 978 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 067 7 125 number.. 2 596 164 3 654 082 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 354 3 386 number.. 416 570 661 872 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 754 1 110 number.. 2 347 423 2 136 682 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 92 130 number.. 285 735 121 283 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 342 16 427 acres.. 3 175 113 3 097 251 bushels.. 295 056 391 245 398 567 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 785 6 235 acres.. 308 116 394 087 tons, green.. 3 061 677 3 335 427 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 561 12 014 acres.. 3 177 527 3 340 644 bushels.. 89 470 811 101 053 975 Barley for grain..............farms.. 966 3 285 acres.. 104 892 361 718 bushels.. 4 233 108 17 423 745 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 729 9 055 acres.. 253 972 627 557 bushels.. 13 726 509 37 228 291 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 858 1 571 acres.. 740 707 349 668 pounds.. 1 041 102 232 427 963 785 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 298 21 402 acres.. 3 584 798 3 356 484 tons, dry.. 6 590 651 5 734 128 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.