1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 125 1 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 406 280 425 288 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 601 285 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 149 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 135 54 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 249 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 345 500 to 999 acres .................... 175 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 129 acres.. 351 788 369 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 942 1 071 acres.. 309 077 311 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 25 acres.. 643 1 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 938 101 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 390 80 717 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 944 41 887 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 994 59 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 237 $100,000 or more .................... 320 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 011 79 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 899 63 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 639 780 Other ............................... 486 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 620 610 200 days or more ................... 424 413 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 695 number.. 51 844 64 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 409 455 number.. 17 227 18 410 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 121 number.. 4 508 5 623 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 674 number.. 31 181 44 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 301 number.. 63 722 103 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 151 324 number.. 120 777 183 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 84 number.. 6 632 10 795 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 33 number.. 4 207 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 706 745 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 685 804 acres.. 135 807 148 702 bushels.. 14 443 504 14 372 001 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 177 219 acres.. 8 102 7 965 tons, green.. 92 977 108 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 51 acres.. 1 202 3 515 bushels.. 44 298 141 680 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 177 395 bushels.. 9 226 25 464 Oats for grain................farms.. 117 261 acres.. 3 564 8 842 bushels.. 247 569 616 435 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 611 715 acres.. 30 728 35 451 tons, dry.. 80 429 102 555 @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.