1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 806 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 707 322 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 395 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 809 365 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 113 57 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 318 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 746 846 acres.. 291 076 293 696 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 722 817 acres.. 273 444 264 036 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 1 465 1 688 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 154 77 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 261 82 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 187 40 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 967 36 802 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 161 $100,000 or more .................... 283 225 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 005 57 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 447 60 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 528 669 Other ............................... 278 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 391 390 200 days or more ................... 234 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 429 number.. 35 031 38 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 283 number.. 7 717 7 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 41 number.. 1 121 1 896 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 437 number.. 44 052 34 376 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 205 number.. 41 406 62 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 228 number.. 83 440 106 089 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 87 number.. 4 645 6 726 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. 3 337 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 609 706 acres.. 125 756 125 173 bushels.. 14 258 164 13 972 466 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 111 132 acres.. 3 344 4 000 tons, green.. 47 466 62 042 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 15 acres.. (D) 1 325 bushels.. (D) 39 611 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 87 (D) bushels.. 4 321 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 50 134 acres.. 1 238 3 668 bushels.. 82 037 257 480 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 465 acres.. 11 096 15 313 tons, dry.. 27 240 44 139 @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.