1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BON HOMME COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 672 737 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 703 322 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 462 437 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 498 246 616 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 541 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 263 66 676 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 170 191 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 624 689 acres.. 246 622 265 066 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 670 acres.. 203 186 214 327 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 32 acres.. 5 650 5 941 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 507 72 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 480 98 773 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 602 19 683 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 905 53 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 163 $100,000 or more .................... 186 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 165 58 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 139 79 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 526 614 Other ............................... 146 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 214 200 days or more ................... 134 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 506 537 number.. 56 260 59 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 388 403 number.. 17 187 15 051 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 69 number.. 2 054 2 292 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 509 551 number.. 43 877 48 720 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 286 number.. 34 790 79 908 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 300 number.. 61 342 139 185 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 38 number.. 12 778 3 752 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) 490 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 475 589 acres.. 75 747 90 847 bushels.. 5 983 421 7 941 963 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 192 235 acres.. 7 289 8 114 tons, green.. 68 207 103 602 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 107 129 acres.. 5 889 6 699 bushels.. 209 478 254 208 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 28 acres.. 135 1 288 bushels.. 7 020 67 304 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 360 acres.. 3 079 17 092 bushels.. 168 630 1 215 563 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 525 acres.. 35 602 31 556 tons, dry.. 84 539 72 116 @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.