1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 397 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 902 236 608 Average size of farm .......acres.. 569 541 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 488 365 417 758 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 856 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 158 95 883 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 416 acres.. 207 671 217 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 400 acres.. 185 843 193 744 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 33 acres.. 7 608 8 306 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 140 44 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 222 100 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 511 32 220 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 629 11 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 101 $100,000 or more .................... 161 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 561 30 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 981 69 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 336 Other ............................... 91 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 170 200 days or more ................... 97 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 131 number.. 12 637 11 293 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 94 number.. 5 119 3 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 272 227 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 133 number.. 7 425 8 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 106 number.. 17 366 30 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 115 number.. 38 404 60 105 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 44 number.. 3 333 3 455 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 320 363 acres.. 73 042 78 798 bushels.. 7 392 213 9 422 749 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 28 acres.. 1 589 1 206 tons, green.. 21 520 20 298 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 418 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 56 acres.. 366 1 770 bushels.. 26 684 134 183 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 200 acres.. 17 196 22 889 tons, dry.. 54 467 81 455 @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.