1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDMUNDS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 449 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 635 324 641 911 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 415 1 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 011 330 581 Average per acre .........dollars.. 327 246 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 569 92 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 220 244 Total cropland .................farms.. 407 453 acres.. 431 090 441 566 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 432 acres.. 308 508 306 946 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. 925 1 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 619 53 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 237 109 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 287 19 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 332 34 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 121 $100,000 or more .................... 138 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 685 42 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 976 86 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 412 Other ............................... 106 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 155 200 days or more ................... 90 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 371 number.. 70 572 71 086 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 337 number.. 30 347 29 203 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 47 number.. 1 728 2 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 378 number.. 49 797 41 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 67 number.. 20 472 25 512 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 78 number.. 39 842 50 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 27 number.. 1 356 4 832 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) 47 020 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 125 acres.. 24 867 13 505 bushels.. 1 863 948 702 519 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 115 184 acres.. 9 942 18 188 tons, green.. 85 153 115 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 259 344 acres.. 123 297 135 480 bushels.. 3 392 960 4 291 715 Barley for grain..............farms.. 35 169 acres.. 6 459 27 853 bushels.. 279 517 1 299 332 Oats for grain................farms.. 95 180 acres.. 8 516 15 131 bushels.. 480 752 827 343 Sunflower seed................farms.. 188 85 acres.. 66 178 26 004 pounds.. 99 762 871 30 496 237 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 336 acres.. 61 979 71 975 tons, dry.. 125 236 119 732 @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.