1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEWEY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 375 409 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 850 727 1 859 161 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 935 4 546 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 879 726 754 410 Average per acre .........dollars.. 177 168 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 333 45 372 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 224 219 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 326 acres.. 240 243 257 990 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 264 289 acres.. 158 683 130 014 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 356 25 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 283 62 077 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 031 3 509 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 325 21 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 78 $100,000 or more .................... 83 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 771 16 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 056 41 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 305 Other ............................... 126 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 166 200 days or more ................... 94 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 310 number.. 61 015 59 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 282 number.. 39 246 36 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 38 number.. 537 1 247 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 310 number.. 39 406 35 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 61 number.. 4 324 9 087 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 65 number.. 9 057 23 479 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 40 number.. 4 791 8 354 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 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.. 50 42 acres.. 8 433 4 618 bushels.. 519 037 205 786 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 32 acres.. 2 242 2 852 tons, green.. 15 032 16 071 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 103 acres.. 50 388 32 172 bushels.. 961 198 706 687 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 36 acres.. 1 126 3 441 bushels.. 38 513 121 914 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 82 acres.. 6 232 9 303 bushels.. 229 885 385 606 Sunflower seed................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 4 020 2 030 pounds.. 6 234 550 1 940 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 251 acres.. 89 288 79 129 tons, dry.. 116 896 72 704 @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.