1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHANNON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 175 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 474 029 1 417 516 Average size of farm .......acres.. 8 423 7 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 2 083 588 1 076 995 Average per acre .........dollars.. 251 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 175 36 774 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 117 122 acres.. 101 749 95 900 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 113 acres.. 61 602 45 414 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 690 11 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 515 61 076 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 253 2 785 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 437 8 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 31 $100,000 or more .................... 42 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 124 9 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 851 47 615 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 123 Other ............................... 52 68 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 85 200 days or more ................... 41 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 148 number.. 34 844 30 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 138 number.. (D) 18 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 146 number.. 20 006 16 987 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 2 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 5 238 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 5 acres.. 1 343 466 bushels.. 92 566 29 510 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 35 acres.. 27 440 19 666 bushels.. 728 771 656 280 Barley for grain..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 1 258 882 bushels.. 51 930 41 750 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 539 476 bushels.. 12 835 23 305 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 1 acres.. 2 042 (D) pounds.. 2 703 186 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 99 acres.. 23 161 18 810 tons, dry.. 28 313 22 903 @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.