1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 295 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 354 471 1 361 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 591 4 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 876 972 567 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 188 133 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 946 57 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 201 208 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 263 acres.. 267 352 237 199 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 232 acres.. 160 561 125 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 18 acres.. 1 350 3 040 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 273 27 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 841 85 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 963 5 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 310 22 056 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 69 $100,000 or more .................... 68 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 822 20 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 362 61 709 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 256 Other ............................... 53 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 126 200 days or more ................... 36 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 265 number.. 67 179 69 930 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 245 number.. 41 613 41 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 26 number.. 60 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 260 number.. 40 874 42 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 28 number.. 1 654 4 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 27 number.. 2 505 8 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 25 number.. 1 278 2 877 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 26 number.. (D) 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 0 acres.. 1 138 0 bushels.. 94 580 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 120 106 acres.. 66 521 51 052 bushels.. 1 708 484 1 377 746 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 3 118 bushels.. (D) 108 960 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 27 acres.. 3 008 11 761 bushels.. 132 074 145 610 Sunflower seed................farms.. 12 0 acres.. 2 160 0 pounds.. 2 252 955 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 205 acres.. 82 612 68 137 tons, dry.. 123 285 77 774 @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.