1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POTTER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 285 321 Land in farms ..................acres.. 530 038 507 101 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 860 1 580 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 669 546 515 595 Average per acre .........dollars.. 380 323 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 535 101 916 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 147 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 281 acres.. 351 690 325 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 268 acres.. 259 644 227 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 3 546 3 477 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 689 44 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 802 137 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 567 17 610 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 121 26 632 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 50 $100,000 or more .................... 118 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 028 35 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 871 109 349 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 262 Other ............................... 61 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 105 102 200 days or more ................... 55 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 178 number.. 44 943 45 004 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 156 number.. 18 137 16 358 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 195 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 184 number.. 27 498 31 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 82 number.. 15 109 22 748 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 87 number.. 28 316 59 042 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 21 number.. 2 367 4 631 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 152 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 124 145 acres.. 35 461 31 205 bushels.. 2 596 296 1 553 820 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 50 acres.. 4 194 5 436 tons, green.. 26 632 40 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 235 acres.. 126 958 119 709 bushels.. 3 448 926 4 009 570 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 81 acres.. 2 928 15 750 bushels.. 119 958 725 719 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 96 acres.. 10 063 10 852 bushels.. 710 045 713 076 Sunflower seed................farms.. 126 58 acres.. 43 402 11 640 pounds.. 70 780 326 14 020 464 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 152 acres.. 35 124 30 060 tons, dry.. 64 154 51 057 @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.