1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAULK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 316 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 571 356 560 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 808 1 718 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 603 194 464 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 333 270 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 927 85 395 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 185 191 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 303 acres.. 344 244 353 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 294 acres.. 274 178 263 376 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 289 42 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 635 130 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 263 16 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 025 25 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 79 $100,000 or more .................... 132 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 894 33 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 082 100 970 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 279 Other ............................... 52 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 110 200 days or more ................... 48 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 227 number.. 61 448 59 729 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 208 number.. 30 569 25 700 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 333 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 230 number.. 34 213 35 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 52 number.. 19 942 31 619 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 58 number.. 57 349 40 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 41 number.. 3 737 8 788 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 132 acres.. 34 410 22 222 bushels.. 3 151 891 1 240 772 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 71 acres.. 3 938 6 134 tons, green.. 32 777 33 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 247 acres.. 83 587 109 829 bushels.. 2 447 941 3 218 157 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 85 acres.. 2 352 17 682 bushels.. 95 610 913 937 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 113 acres.. 5 671 13 037 bushels.. 346 971 725 095 Sunflower seed................farms.. 136 68 acres.. 40 339 17 599 pounds.. 62 919 138 22 841 445 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 197 225 acres.. 67 231 63 462 tons, dry.. 136 642 107 837 @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.