1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AURORA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 421 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 342 846 379 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 814 868 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 022 208 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 472 273 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 590 58 977 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 379 393 acres.. 225 770 257 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 378 acres.. 165 334 169 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 960 43 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 547 100 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 748 9 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 212 34 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 136 $100,000 or more .................... 126 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 772 35 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 097 81 566 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 361 Other ............................... 104 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 136 200 days or more ................... 88 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 349 number.. 50 383 55 149 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 317 number.. 23 195 24 305 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. 765 811 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 349 number.. 30 028 31 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 158 number.. 20 444 41 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 163 number.. 30 515 77 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 64 number.. 4 603 8 815 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 276 286 acres.. 61 470 56 569 bushels.. 5 187 944 4 298 762 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 81 acres.. 3 266 3 138 tons, green.. 27 707 22 361 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 166 acres.. 15 256 23 663 bushels.. 441 535 785 759 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 76 acres.. 779 6 356 bushels.. 32 374 306 532 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 196 acres.. 3 539 18 297 bushels.. 208 910 1 092 501 Sunflower seed................farms.. 47 25 acres.. 5 554 3 986 pounds.. 6 748 646 6 009 804 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 323 acres.. 44 250 45 898 tons, dry.. 94 646 77 474 @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.