1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 599 047 615 479 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 295 2 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 015 734 727 761 Average per acre .........dollars.. 428 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 696 111 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 258 acres.. 469 545 476 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 254 acres.. 373 657 342 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 21 acres.. 20 405 19 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 729 53 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 026 189 137 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 478 26 918 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 251 26 418 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 58 $100,000 or more .................... 130 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 904 42 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 720 150 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 222 Other ............................... 51 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 117 200 days or more ................... 49 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 130 number.. 30 053 35 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 125 number.. (D) 14 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 131 number.. 22 337 33 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 36 number.. 1 725 9 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 40 number.. 3 535 17 016 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 1 358 3 147 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 123 135 acres.. 50 056 45 081 bushels.. 3 911 173 2 860 991 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 27 acres.. 1 098 2 810 tons, green.. 9 464 18 087 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 214 acres.. 198 606 194 831 bushels.. 5 484 544 5 387 494 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 1 944 bushels.. (D) 73 034 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 56 acres.. 2 391 5 206 bushels.. 138 565 283 144 Sunflower seed................farms.. 163 100 acres.. 80 758 48 109 pounds.. 113 945 319 55 073 944 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 108 acres.. 22 579 25 229 tons, dry.. 35 406 36 677 @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.