1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BEADLE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 731 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 707 461 724 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 968 891 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 969 313 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 538 77 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 248 268 Total cropland .................farms.. 644 709 acres.. 492 691 495 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 593 661 acres.. 343 293 344 685 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 59 acres.. 8 327 12 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 202 82 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 603 101 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 682 23 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 520 58 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 141 $100,000 or more .................... 262 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 173 65 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 100 81 119 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 569 Other ............................... 234 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 350 200 days or more ................... 191 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 529 571 number.. 98 920 112 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 448 480 number.. 42 373 44 271 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 46 number.. 2 726 2 803 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 545 595 number.. 72 507 74 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 158 number.. 56 581 44 188 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 178 number.. 94 055 79 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 86 number.. 4 904 8 683 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 6 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 419 468 acres.. 106 831 100 256 bushels.. 10 306 930 6 678 111 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 126 194 acres.. 7 546 13 574 tons, green.. 78 015 95 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 407 acres.. 54 785 91 673 bushels.. 1 805 037 2 423 506 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 45 acres.. 510 3 763 bushels.. 17 505 149 361 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 200 acres.. 2 037 14 858 bushels.. 125 455 737 147 Sunflower seed................farms.. 180 125 acres.. 32 206 29 699 pounds.. 40 178 607 38 100 739 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 479 516 acres.. 75 158 70 327 tons, dry.. 171 810 148 400 @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.