1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HYDE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 229 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 532 207 545 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 324 2 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 590 019 441 203 Average per acre .........dollars.. 257 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 277 71 755 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 207 acres.. 214 413 203 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 198 acres.. 173 706 139 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 1 213 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 352 24 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 541 101 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 380 3 917 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 972 20 503 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 52 $100,000 or more .................... 84 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 321 19 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 203 82 676 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 182 196 Other ............................... 47 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 77 200 days or more ................... 36 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 185 number.. 71 138 63 654 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 176 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 177 187 number.. 33 230 30 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 31 number.. 2 124 7 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 31 number.. 3 273 10 054 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 45 number.. 6 353 10 027 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 48 acres.. 14 935 9 618 bushels.. 1 350 870 374 009 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 77 acres.. 8 253 11 049 tons, green.. 62 752 70 397 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 99 acres.. 50 756 46 383 bushels.. 1 411 214 910 144 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 45 acres.. 3 080 5 397 bushels.. 103 520 221 857 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 82 acres.. 3 542 7 572 bushels.. 200 798 403 284 Sunflower seed................farms.. 82 19 acres.. 27 305 3 496 pounds.. 37 692 835 4 603 798 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 159 acres.. 60 751 61 299 tons, dry.. 126 349 91 929 @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.