1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 490 487 Land in farms ..................acres.. 504 858 485 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 030 997 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 453 846 338 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 433 354 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 927 92 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 171 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 439 acres.. 324 570 342 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 413 acres.. 233 240 257 375 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 847 1 083 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 596 86 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 441 178 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 780 22 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 816 64 176 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 96 $100,000 or more .................... 156 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 417 71 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 976 146 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 393 Other ............................... 109 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 152 200 days or more ................... 91 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 312 306 number.. 74 187 72 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 262 number.. 25 940 23 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. 1 169 1 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 317 number.. 59 937 75 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 74 number.. 27 066 29 005 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 73 number.. 41 940 54 725 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 48 number.. 2 157 6 119 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 3 number.. 607 100 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 227 acres.. 64 029 61 710 bushels.. 6 317 411 3 930 972 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 84 93 acres.. 7 140 6 755 tons, green.. 79 798 47 176 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 295 acres.. 53 550 88 779 bushels.. 1 816 829 3 463 547 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 104 acres.. 2 469 10 352 bushels.. 107 335 540 494 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 96 acres.. 2 789 5 689 bushels.. 147 815 380 570 Sunflower seed................farms.. 52 64 acres.. 7 807 8 616 pounds.. 11 653 050 11 792 070 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 310 acres.. 46 125 44 153 tons, dry.. 85 862 87 070 @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.