1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CORSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 425 450 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 604 504 1 701 991 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 775 3 782 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 657 411 506 519 Average per acre .........dollars.. 171 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 713 64 015 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 258 292 Total cropland .................farms.. 366 391 acres.. 335 596 354 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 331 368 acres.. 216 897 210 916 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 2 939 1 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 558 37 216 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 901 82 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 801 8 354 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 757 28 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 110 $100,000 or more .................... 89 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 912 29 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 909 64 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 379 Other ............................... 86 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 141 200 days or more ................... 79 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 351 number.. 68 794 80 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 329 number.. 40 886 45 171 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 29 number.. 638 947 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 354 number.. 41 284 48 972 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 31 number.. 2 139 3 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 32 number.. 4 004 7 587 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 29 number.. 4 476 5 145 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 1 068 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 42 acres.. 5 985 4 758 bushels.. 348 204 230 807 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 72 acres.. 3 168 6 418 tons, green.. 15 403 33 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 199 218 acres.. 96 610 79 479 bushels.. 2 057 385 1 878 122 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 77 acres.. 3 582 7 582 bushels.. 117 750 257 728 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 134 acres.. 9 459 11 982 bushels.. 409 117 512 783 Sunflower seed................farms.. 17 0 acres.. 4 175 0 pounds.. 4 341 729 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 313 acres.. 99 592 103 821 tons, dry.. 134 117 124 972 @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.