1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROBERTS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 803 904 Land in farms ..................acres.. 570 758 604 219 Average size of farm .......acres.. 711 668 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 810 313 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 533 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 562 72 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 207 1,000 acres or more ................. 204 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 815 acres.. 440 986 473 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 684 773 acres.. 361 349 380 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 21 acres.. 1 693 2 491 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 630 75 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 883 83 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 861 40 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 769 35 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 162 $100,000 or more .................... 267 268 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 218 58 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 117 64 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 722 Other ............................... 213 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 335 200 days or more ................... 169 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 495 number.. 50 971 53 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 377 number.. 19 534 18 890 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 83 number.. 3 217 3 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 437 505 number.. 33 088 34 722 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 161 number.. 35 914 41 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 167 number.. 59 090 71 092 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 79 number.. 3 851 7 708 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 375 485 acres.. 68 825 71 488 bushels.. 7 835 954 6 140 632 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 150 171 acres.. 6 818 8 123 tons, green.. 90 154 79 583 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 440 563 acres.. 88 747 100 067 bushels.. 3 109 692 4 212 174 Barley for grain..............farms.. 48 186 acres.. 4 890 22 611 bushels.. 237 053 1 464 323 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 170 acres.. 3 030 7 874 bushels.. 138 521 534 788 Sunflower seed................farms.. 10 40 acres.. 1 388 4 624 pounds.. 2 303 944 6 678 171 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 461 517 acres.. 50 989 56 587 tons, dry.. 96 464 113 017 @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.