1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMPBELL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 286 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 572 417 697 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 383 1 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 551 460 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 296 291 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 253 71 391 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 160 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 291 acres.. 212 315 225 008 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 271 acres.. 157 992 145 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 3 810 2 011 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 515 26 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 695 83 373 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 972 8 249 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 543 18 681 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 75 $100,000 or more .................... 80 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 582 22 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 951 68 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 216 253 Other ............................... 70 70 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 108 200 days or more ................... 48 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 238 number.. 39 442 41 407 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 186 number.. 15 795 15 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 39 number.. 1 342 1 673 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 241 number.. 30 983 25 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 40 number.. 2 711 7 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 40 number.. 4 767 11 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 22 number.. 2 757 3 866 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 712 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 1 070 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 99 92 acres.. 14 875 11 900 bushels.. 1 110 621 616 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 117 acres.. 5 846 12 108 tons, green.. 52 339 94 167 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 212 acres.. 75 405 65 496 bushels.. 1 882 768 2 008 692 Barley for grain..............farms.. 56 100 acres.. 6 695 9 682 bushels.. 312 073 442 469 Oats for grain................farms.. 93 142 acres.. 7 635 11 855 bushels.. 423 821 702 753 Sunflower seed................farms.. 31 6 acres.. 7 785 708 pounds.. 11 457 515 698 920 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 216 acres.. 42 311 40 362 tons, dry.. 74 422 66 342 @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.