1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYMAN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 414 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 943 644 846 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 279 2 011 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 701 048 499 184 Average per acre .........dollars.. 333 235 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 122 69 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 244 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 370 acres.. 417 738 433 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 322 344 acres.. 245 651 206 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 8 020 6 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 437 31 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 675 75 705 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 718 10 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 719 21 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 90 $100,000 or more .................... 127 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 160 28 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 511 66 897 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 325 Other ............................... 117 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 163 200 days or more ................... 90 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 284 number.. 71 002 61 461 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 253 number.. 36 953 30 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 247 507 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 281 number.. 38 405 32 231 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 60 number.. 5 008 11 630 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 63 number.. 9 218 21 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 32 number.. 1 926 6 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 47 acres.. 33 681 10 773 bushels.. 2 874 440 1 001 988 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 108 2 225 tons, green.. 10 273 29 020 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 226 acres.. 71 824 90 741 bushels.. 2 134 090 2 022 652 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 260 72 bushels.. 10 200 2 760 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 48 acres.. 2 284 4 704 bushels.. 113 666 166 026 Sunflower seed................farms.. 116 14 acres.. 35 827 2 472 pounds.. 48 142 815 3 642 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 262 acres.. 77 901 71 565 tons, dry.. 114 864 98 108 @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.