1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FALL RIVER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 309 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 978 000 974 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 165 3 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 486 384 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 177 123 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 371 43 708 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 171 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 238 acres.. 119 090 100 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 211 acres.. 56 483 54 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 60 acres.. 16 420 12 154 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 382 66 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 411 224 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 536 2 835 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 846 63 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 56 $100,000 or more .................... 54 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 007 54 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 071 181 513 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 223 Other ............................... 94 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 116 200 days or more ................... 80 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 228 number.. 73 898 64 546 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 199 number.. 27 447 22 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. 15 214 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 232 number.. 85 667 78 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 16 number.. 224 1 326 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 386 2 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 7 103 11 025 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) 296 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 34 acres.. 2 302 3 432 bushels.. 264 575 354 199 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 1 042 (D) tons, green.. 21 190 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 56 acres.. 10 274 11 931 bushels.. 270 613 443 763 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 165 bushels.. (D) 4 625 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 29 acres.. 560 1 481 bushels.. 21 060 77 948 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 199 acres.. 42 319 36 260 tons, dry.. 64 273 55 427 @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.