1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC PHERSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 397 464 Land in farms ..................acres.. 569 047 661 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 433 1 426 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 266 361 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 296 258 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 545 82 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 209 242 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 427 acres.. 310 507 361 829 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 404 acres.. 215 288 229 035 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 1 162 2 054 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 423 47 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 123 103 002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 293 9 673 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 130 38 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 93 $100,000 or more .................... 95 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 914 35 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 690 77 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 383 Other ............................... 77 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 141 200 days or more ................... 61 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 374 number.. 71 202 77 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 265 323 number.. 32 142 31 839 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 59 number.. 1 756 2 815 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 381 number.. 50 000 47 812 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 58 number.. 30 440 26 673 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 64 number.. 46 294 46 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 32 number.. 2 105 3 898 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) 11 537 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 52 acres.. 7 144 5 999 bushels.. 491 780 361 302 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 143 acres.. 11 356 16 148 tons, green.. 87 716 102 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 221 295 acres.. 69 373 75 903 bushels.. 1 470 991 2 346 075 Barley for grain..............farms.. 83 151 acres.. 9 868 20 308 bushels.. 373 064 1 043 019 Oats for grain................farms.. 156 230 acres.. 16 213 20 259 bushels.. 718 614 1 210 163 Sunflower seed................farms.. 56 15 acres.. 14 355 3 800 pounds.. 19 219 480 4 996 723 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 327 acres.. 88 838 92 849 tons, dry.. 165 714 143 200 @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.