1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STANLEY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 194 198 Land in farms ..................acres.. 895 781 903 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 617 4 566 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 902 163 774 473 Average per acre .........dollars.. 192 169 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 371 72 939 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 158 166 acres.. 243 364 229 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 138 151 acres.. 143 689 106 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 900 327 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 941 17 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 250 90 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 576 4 846 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 365 13 019 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 26 $100,000 or more .................... 60 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 254 15 710 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 712 79 345 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 146 Other ............................... 56 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 80 200 days or more ................... 52 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 131 number.. 38 244 39 146 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 115 number.. 20 211 19 989 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 16 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 134 number.. 25 557 24 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 15 number.. 218 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. 348 1 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 3 acres.. 875 213 bushels.. 63 000 18 050 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 81 acres.. 89 848 65 533 bushels.. 2 709 309 1 369 675 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 317 bushels.. (D) 14 884 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 15 acres.. 615 1 517 bushels.. 22 235 74 260 Sunflower seed................farms.. 14 1 acres.. 5 138 (D) pounds.. 5 335 020 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 124 acres.. 42 699 38 143 tons, dry.. 56 120 43 199 @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.