1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KINGSBURY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 580 614 Land in farms ..................acres.. 480 507 460 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 828 749 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 215 292 441 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 391 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 969 80 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 515 549 acres.. 385 816 369 114 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 525 acres.. 304 028 284 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 1 751 3 041 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 110 63 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 052 102 780 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 106 25 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 004 37 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 126 $100,000 or more .................... 213 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 312 49 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 089 80 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 471 Other ............................... 140 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 207 200 days or more ................... 116 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 358 385 number.. 61 362 61 685 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 338 number.. 24 553 25 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 34 number.. 995 1 126 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 388 number.. 41 443 45 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 77 number.. 9 666 18 000 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 85 number.. 24 928 41 079 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 76 number.. 8 167 8 364 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 2 475 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 371 429 acres.. 90 104 100 225 bushels.. 8 031 017 6 760 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 150 163 acres.. 9 649 10 113 tons, green.. 99 696 80 966 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 245 319 acres.. 42 421 55 624 bushels.. 1 388 075 1 895 674 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 63 acres.. 649 4 896 bushels.. 32 169 246 419 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 177 acres.. 2 641 10 321 bushels.. 154 171 716 918 Sunflower seed................farms.. 29 44 acres.. 11 160 14 761 pounds.. 19 481 185 20 456 214 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 366 374 acres.. 43 062 37 863 tons, dry.. 105 101 91 899 @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.