1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MELLETTE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 217 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 654 597 701 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 017 2 647 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 590 810 394 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 201 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 193 52 004 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 208 acres.. 161 432 159 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 197 acres.. 92 089 86 400 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 395 862 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 739 18 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 746 69 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 537 2 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 202 15 678 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 59 $100,000 or more .................... 62 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 149 12 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 813 47 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 226 Other ............................... 42 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 77 200 days or more ................... 40 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 236 number.. 53 428 53 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 222 number.. 31 865 30 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 25 number.. 24 300 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 233 number.. 28 573 28 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 29 number.. 748 4 208 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 29 number.. 1 232 8 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 17 number.. 702 1 806 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 23 acres.. 4 314 2 404 bushels.. 219 290 94 082 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 7 acres.. 784 900 tons, green.. 10 385 8 260 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 75 acres.. 19 110 27 484 bushels.. 484 550 624 857 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 34 acres.. 1 749 2 806 bushels.. 71 361 137 378 Sunflower seed................farms.. 17 3 acres.. 3 958 950 pounds.. 4 911 937 1 199 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 160 175 acres.. 55 873 45 730 tons, dry.. 87 507 61 278 @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.