1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROOKINGS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 886 959 Land in farms ..................acres.. 407 595 444 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 311 264 403 Average per acre .........dollars.. 703 582 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 225 63 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 775 856 acres.. 331 354 358 126 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 794 acres.. 267 642 282 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 79 acres.. 13 463 14 666 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 628 78 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 903 82 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 589 24 682 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 039 54 089 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 140 $100,000 or more .................... 218 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 713 66 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 940 69 598 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 632 Other ............................... 355 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 456 200 days or more ................... 310 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 485 524 number.. 56 900 61 962 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 379 number.. 21 189 20 129 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 84 number.. 4 953 3 844 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 528 number.. 40 759 45 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 212 number.. 58 890 70 832 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 233 number.. 104 895 133 457 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 113 number.. 8 492 11 993 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 22 number.. (D) 4 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 180 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 466 591 acres.. 96 724 117 989 bushels.. 8 740 311 8 276 999 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 157 188 acres.. 8 576 10 755 tons, green.. 88 508 95 322 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 213 acres.. 17 231 14 780 bushels.. 543 869 468 731 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 30 acres.. 700 1 434 bushels.. 32 345 59 182 Oats for grain................farms.. 97 251 acres.. 4 678 12 000 bushels.. 255 651 755 053 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 479 569 acres.. 35 374 34 983 tons, dry.. 77 216 87 821 @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.