1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREGORY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 570 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 565 516 601 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 992 987 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 407 259 233 Average per acre .........dollars.. 381 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 903 59 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 187 206 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 534 acres.. 264 182 284 477 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 513 acres.. 193 409 197 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. 917 2 027 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 104 37 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 621 61 923 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 993 8 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 110 29 019 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 139 $100,000 or more .................... 126 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 729 28 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 402 46 949 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 493 Other ............................... 125 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 204 200 days or more ................... 114 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 469 494 number.. 74 867 77 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 421 number.. 35 298 36 990 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 81 number.. 3 657 3 471 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 497 number.. 39 712 38 905 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 141 number.. 9 800 20 059 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 155 number.. 18 257 35 684 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 32 number.. 1 918 2 815 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 21 number.. 1 154 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 333 acres.. 51 892 42 463 bushels.. 4 088 352 2 907 239 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 58 acres.. 1 520 2 290 tons, green.. 14 573 17 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 135 acres.. 16 635 16 476 bushels.. 532 034 505 757 Barley for grain..............farms.. 21 43 acres.. 871 2 689 bushels.. 32 185 123 699 Oats for grain................farms.. 129 250 acres.. 9 339 21 657 bushels.. 583 783 1 236 340 Sunflower seed................farms.. 105 56 acres.. 11 665 4 561 pounds.. 14 688 402 5 532 499 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 479 acres.. 90 626 96 414 tons, dry.. 198 399 189 861 @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.