1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVISON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 429 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 274 474 270 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 640 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 492 277 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 570 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 450 58 811 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 403 acres.. 215 099 218 546 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 383 acres.. 167 786 166 124 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 18 acres.. 1 611 2 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 238 33 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 464 72 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 739 15 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 500 18 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 63 $100,000 or more .................... 111 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 570 23 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 265 51 359 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 295 Other ............................... 171 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 207 200 days or more ................... 159 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 294 number.. 34 720 30 458 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 221 number.. 15 685 12 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 47 number.. 1 276 1 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 298 number.. 16 294 15 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 136 number.. 20 193 30 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 146 number.. 35 889 55 297 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 51 number.. 1 309 3 529 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 226 269 acres.. 56 988 59 493 bushels.. 5 056 328 5 196 926 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 65 acres.. 3 628 2 627 tons, green.. 37 419 42 102 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 138 acres.. 17 904 19 993 bushels.. 676 576 715 132 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 38 acres.. 234 3 168 bushels.. (D) 150 178 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 185 acres.. 2 740 19 192 bushels.. 188 142 1 107 179 Sunflower seed................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 701 1 284 pounds.. 1 537 960 1 478 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 299 acres.. 32 699 32 752 tons, dry.. 75 418 69 243 @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.