1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOODY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 549 640 Land in farms ..................acres.. 283 783 284 888 Average size of farm .......acres.. 517 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 870 324 619 Average per acre .........dollars.. 984 743 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 522 80 651 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 519 593 acres.. 236 564 248 696 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 488 562 acres.. 202 617 206 992 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 2 207 1 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 768 58 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 439 90 732 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 546 26 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 223 31 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 134 $100,000 or more .................... 186 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 806 44 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 711 70 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 493 Other ............................... 154 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 233 200 days or more ................... 150 148 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 341 number.. 34 712 36 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 266 number.. 12 746 11 994 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 38 number.. 1 672 1 802 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 348 number.. 27 747 25 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 175 number.. 31 657 52 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 186 number.. 60 555 106 790 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 61 number.. 2 219 23 411 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 24 number.. (D) 2 878 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 460 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 377 489 acres.. 85 477 94 298 bushels.. 9 039 434 8 461 100 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 125 acres.. 5 081 4 463 tons, green.. 71 138 52 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 68 acres.. 3 355 3 202 bushels.. 143 765 120 792 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 239 346 bushels.. 10 051 19 626 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 136 acres.. 1 377 3 888 bushels.. 79 805 306 643 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 327 acres.. 15 236 15 024 tons, dry.. 41 350 40 946 @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.