1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 563 610 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 048 534 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 913 877 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 852 267 698 Average per acre .........dollars.. 391 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 365 75 684 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 189 205 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 561 acres.. 359 377 385 748 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 465 533 acres.. 258 599 271 109 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 22 acres.. 4 921 6 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 689 72 136 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 111 118 255 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 253 20 820 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 436 51 315 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 118 $100,000 or more .................... 166 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 645 64 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 060 106 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 498 Other ............................... 141 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 209 200 days or more ................... 108 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 404 number.. 61 882 75 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 342 number.. 23 732 25 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 37 number.. 948 1 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 371 422 number.. 50 745 63 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 92 number.. 37 756 42 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 102 number.. 48 964 59 821 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 73 number.. 3 169 6 619 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 752 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 7 608 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 307 367 acres.. 60 970 60 768 bushels.. 5 151 336 3 017 101 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 160 acres.. 6 482 11 314 tons, green.. 57 230 81 597 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 296 407 acres.. 56 756 82 543 bushels.. 1 613 283 2 579 801 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 60 acres.. 666 4 795 bushels.. 27 130 246 914 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 217 acres.. 3 570 12 445 bushels.. 196 033 785 489 Sunflower seed................farms.. 66 54 acres.. 10 412 5 936 pounds.. 10 562 420 7 954 762 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 369 acres.. 48 791 48 443 tons, dry.. 108 567 99 728 @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.