1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CODINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 619 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 384 527 392 935 Average size of farm .......acres.. 621 597 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 500 276 173 Average per acre .........dollars.. 550 476 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 157 75 300 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 121 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 585 acres.. 286 424 304 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 555 acres.. 225 655 237 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 4 193 3 871 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 636 58 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 421 89 048 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 221 20 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 416 38 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 120 $100,000 or more .................... 152 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 232 46 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 407 70 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 398 471 Other ............................... 221 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 277 200 days or more ................... 197 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 442 number.. 49 490 55 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 310 number.. 15 662 16 083 Milk cows ..................farms.. 71 103 number.. 5 918 7 344 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 444 number.. 30 942 32 758 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 91 number.. 18 511 17 644 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 98 number.. 33 007 42 007 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 102 number.. 8 976 11 800 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 262 304 acres.. 41 960 45 516 bushels.. 3 911 788 2 417 086 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 143 200 acres.. 12 089 14 122 tons, green.. 126 167 109 863 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 285 335 acres.. 45 121 51 330 bushels.. 1 375 009 2 049 069 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 94 acres.. 2 555 6 728 bushels.. 115 098 386 026 Oats for grain................farms.. 101 215 acres.. 6 788 14 070 bushels.. 366 479 1 102 556 Sunflower seed................farms.. 10 30 acres.. 881 1 818 pounds.. 825 600 2 684 462 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 434 acres.. 42 905 42 713 tons, dry.. 110 363 104 950 @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.