1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDING COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 275 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 702 146 1 657 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 190 5 877 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 064 862 627 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 169 103 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 424 68 535 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 210 215 Total cropland .................farms.. 222 226 acres.. 193 293 193 951 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 202 acres.. 131 696 95 065 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 829 1 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 931 25 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 567 89 175 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 070 2 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 861 23 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 71 $100,000 or more .................... 102 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 025 18 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 728 66 772 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 235 Other ............................... 46 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 83 200 days or more ................... 36 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 221 number.. 69 134 66 161 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 219 number.. 41 808 38 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 71 45 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 220 number.. 42 601 35 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 23 number.. 940 5 200 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 23 number.. 1 997 7 180 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 122 number.. 48 224 74 602 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 1 510 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 327 bushels.. 0 15 202 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 12 acres.. 1 054 1 513 tons, green.. 5 410 8 257 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 69 acres.. 36 015 18 153 bushels.. 734 056 437 440 Barley for grain..............farms.. 37 49 acres.. 4 004 6 820 bushels.. 124 979 264 677 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 44 acres.. 4 914 4 205 bushels.. 187 425 201 193 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 178 acres.. 86 702 65 981 tons, dry.. 87 230 59 739 @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.