1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 637 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 043 959 1 066 060 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 639 1 676 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 641 325 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 325 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 334 46 052 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 240 241 Total cropland .................farms.. 503 513 acres.. 287 674 291 086 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 455 acres.. 171 743 143 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 81 acres.. 8 932 11 646 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 678 39 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 288 62 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 605 9 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 072 30 825 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 89 $100,000 or more .................... 90 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 432 33 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 483 53 514 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 403 Other ............................... 229 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 281 200 days or more ................... 172 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 431 number.. 68 107 68 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 383 number.. 37 742 36 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 35 number.. 784 811 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 423 number.. 47 788 48 060 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 29 number.. 741 3 206 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 29 number.. 1 358 5 292 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 22 number.. 808 2 768 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 36 number.. 853 1 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 12 acres.. 2 167 933 bushels.. 195 547 46 015 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 15 acres.. 665 669 tons, green.. 4 722 4 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 155 acres.. 78 639 65 843 bushels.. 1 952 569 2 209 841 Barley for grain..............farms.. 11 18 acres.. 463 1 295 bushels.. 9 888 62 195 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 72 acres.. 1 952 4 935 bushels.. 85 378 299 484 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 759 0 pounds.. 545 800 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 414 400 acres.. 77 747 70 072 tons, dry.. 109 761 86 649 @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.