1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC COOK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 544 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 485 325 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 574 527 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 477 247 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 601 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 560 63 835 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 501 572 acres.. 254 309 273 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 539 acres.. 215 585 217 334 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 627 54 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 961 88 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 378 22 744 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 249 32 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 108 $100,000 or more .................... 214 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 069 40 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 171 64 678 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 423 503 Other ............................... 121 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 186 198 200 days or more ................... 102 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 408 number.. 38 649 42 802 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 310 number.. 14 946 14 742 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 62 number.. 2 425 3 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 333 412 number.. 20 121 23 710 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 178 number.. 52 643 67 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 187 number.. 100 544 116 468 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 54 number.. 2 630 3 262 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 8 703 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 386 458 acres.. 88 553 89 957 bushels.. 8 764 913 8 048 037 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 156 170 acres.. 7 564 7 903 tons, green.. 78 968 87 460 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 76 acres.. 1 760 5 722 bushels.. 62 840 218 353 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 31 acres.. 501 1 819 bushels.. 23 456 118 247 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 192 acres.. 2 129 10 948 bushels.. 127 649 801 584 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 1 283 pounds.. (D) 1 864 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 360 acres.. 23 360 22 814 tons, dry.. 61 799 60 742 @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.