1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 534 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 043 373 787 Average size of farm .......acres.. 672 580 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 835 260 211 Average per acre .........dollars.. 548 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 839 78 486 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 585 acres.. 271 126 289 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 465 568 acres.. 228 560 241 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 2 380 4 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 839 58 050 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 766 90 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 278 23 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 561 34 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 131 $100,000 or more .................... 192 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 493 42 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 248 66 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 390 499 Other ............................... 144 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 237 200 days or more ................... 116 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 370 number.. 42 399 48 406 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 208 number.. 11 548 10 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 110 number.. 5 938 5 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 374 number.. 43 033 32 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 80 number.. 8 482 18 005 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 84 number.. 15 511 30 566 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 42 number.. 3 198 3 848 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 1 900 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 276 372 acres.. 58 283 57 445 bushels.. 5 968 973 4 344 623 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 105 136 acres.. 6 754 7 834 tons, green.. 77 361 76 702 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 237 385 acres.. 36 894 56 030 bushels.. 1 095 738 2 172 042 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 33 acres.. 1 088 1 935 bushels.. 42 182 116 627 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 138 acres.. 2 432 5 584 bushels.. 145 463 410 519 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 16 acres.. 760 1 385 pounds.. 808 500 1 222 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 403 acres.. 36 587 39 851 tons, dry.. 84 038 100 333 @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.