1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEUEL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 564 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 529 341 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. 551 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 642 207 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 527 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 023 64 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 578 acres.. 215 935 246 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 546 acres.. 163 237 178 235 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 1 618 2 048 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 430 43 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 096 68 459 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 861 11 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 569 31 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 149 $100,000 or more .................... 134 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 374 36 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 608 57 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 502 Other ............................... 178 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 217 200 days or more ................... 145 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 374 444 number.. 46 726 49 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 280 number.. 15 439 14 290 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 136 number.. 5 442 6 658 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 446 number.. 27 502 26 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 97 number.. 5 029 15 772 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 103 number.. 22 347 31 988 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 65 number.. 2 438 7 255 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. 76 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 307 384 acres.. 47 302 50 339 bushels.. 3 989 757 2 738 456 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 156 186 acres.. 8 606 11 318 tons, green.. 103 061 88 007 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 222 253 acres.. 17 550 20 472 bushels.. 523 781 652 021 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 38 acres.. 428 1 294 bushels.. (D) 50 629 Oats for grain................farms.. 87 253 acres.. 3 860 14 360 bushels.. 227 596 921 202 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 54 pounds.. (D) 54 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 428 acres.. 34 122 36 761 tons, dry.. 80 356 82 488 @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.