1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERKINS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 520 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 705 233 1 726 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 279 3 110 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 509 595 374 641 Average per acre .........dollars.. 161 120 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 303 75 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 343 365 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 482 acres.. 454 014 423 543 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 453 acres.. 258 703 231 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 606 531 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 287 40 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 322 72 998 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 495 9 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 793 31 109 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 102 $100,000 or more .................... 135 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 457 31 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 390 57 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 418 463 Other ............................... 102 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 162 200 days or more ................... 69 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 392 number.. 95 915 87 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 372 number.. 53 185 51 594 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 41 number.. 421 310 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 405 number.. 59 411 52 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 32 number.. 1 741 4 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 33 number.. 2 868 9 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 104 number.. 32 951 45 257 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. 502 679 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 21 acres.. 3 711 2 552 bushels.. 251 100 150 734 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 66 acres.. 6 598 9 282 tons, green.. 38 729 62 325 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 223 245 acres.. 91 114 77 328 bushels.. 2 066 090 2 202 471 Barley for grain..............farms.. 67 124 acres.. 9 170 15 526 bushels.. 328 133 631 588 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 127 acres.. 7 297 9 281 bushels.. 327 699 499 621 Sunflower seed................farms.. 13 2 acres.. 1 949 (D) pounds.. 1 739 764 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 363 405 acres.. 143 276 121 144 tons, dry.. 202 356 144 328 @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.