1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUTCHINSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 804 931 Land in farms ..................acres.. 479 439 502 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 596 540 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 097 304 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 653 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 607 85 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 330 500 to 999 acres .................... 228 277 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 866 acres.. 403 668 427 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 714 843 acres.. 329 288 338 774 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 756 1 605 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 970 86 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 073 92 492 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 789 35 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 181 51 031 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 175 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 160 235 $100,000 or more .................... 304 269 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 161 62 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 728 67 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 643 803 Other ............................... 161 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 274 200 days or more ................... 130 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 569 677 number.. 68 121 67 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 472 548 number.. 27 170 24 873 Milk cows ..................farms.. 71 121 number.. 4 110 5 308 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 681 number.. 37 522 33 154 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 157 318 number.. 93 863 114 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 156 328 number.. 180 476 207 076 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 83 number.. 3 728 5 663 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 31 865 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 615 758 acres.. 125 669 139 457 bushels.. 10 510 830 12 421 548 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 244 310 acres.. 13 064 11 285 tons, green.. 129 033 123 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 247 acres.. 14 520 17 932 bushels.. 495 398 688 228 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 40 acres.. 597 3 356 bushels.. 23 823 175 313 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 360 acres.. 3 367 16 440 bushels.. 176 117 1 108 731 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 438 310 pounds.. 323 500 400 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 517 609 acres.. 42 556 42 932 tons, dry.. 112 275 108 551 @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.