1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JERAULD COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 276 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 432 334 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 255 1 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 691 278 001 Average per acre .........dollars.. 291 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 187 63 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 118 Total cropland .................farms.. 251 239 acres.. 184 403 165 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 225 acres.. 130 808 112 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 1 013 1 413 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 186 34 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 731 123 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 482 5 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 704 28 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 56 $100,000 or more .................... 76 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 733 28 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 107 100 424 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 221 Other ............................... 72 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 81 200 days or more ................... 64 42 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 219 number.. 56 790 52 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 188 number.. 23 146 20 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 283 342 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 223 number.. 35 787 38 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 49 number.. 17 122 15 428 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 56 number.. 28 383 35 392 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 31 number.. 3 600 3 982 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 139 140 acres.. 30 594 26 937 bushels.. 2 797 826 1 812 120 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 72 acres.. 3 030 5 323 tons, green.. 25 749 36 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 140 acres.. 19 772 29 027 bushels.. 717 088 918 123 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 52 acres.. 1 187 4 786 bushels.. 66 575 200 349 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 70 acres.. 2 029 4 544 bushels.. 137 270 267 682 Sunflower seed................farms.. 84 14 acres.. 18 049 3 300 pounds.. 25 767 506 5 252 898 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 193 acres.. 48 839 41 121 tons, dry.. 106 784 67 243 @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.