1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 006 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 069 597 1 026 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 063 942 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 586 110 386 940 Average per acre .........dollars.. 563 412 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 843 78 342 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 175 222 1,000 acres or more ................. 348 388 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 977 acres.. 817 581 802 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 793 921 acres.. 633 651 621 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 32 acres.. 4 948 6 700 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 001 126 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 130 116 366 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 92 299 53 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 702 73 437 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 211 $100,000 or more .................... 349 304 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 544 104 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 873 96 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 688 797 Other ............................... 318 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 425 437 200 days or more ................... 278 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 560 619 number.. 102 037 108 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 463 515 number.. 39 583 39 862 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 46 number.. 2 350 2 219 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 574 627 number.. 73 750 84 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 162 number.. 22 775 55 738 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 164 number.. 38 036 97 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 140 number.. 12 921 29 074 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. 735 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 980 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 432 538 acres.. 138 486 133 971 bushels.. 13 590 813 8 333 864 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 106 132 acres.. 6 826 9 140 tons, green.. 74 845 61 542 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 462 620 acres.. 169 474 225 083 bushels.. 5 883 858 7 686 899 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 234 acres.. 6 388 32 582 bushels.. 326 973 1 833 069 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 182 acres.. 5 590 14 131 bushels.. 296 363 819 988 Sunflower seed................farms.. 193 127 acres.. 60 820 29 023 pounds.. 92 026 838 37 792 321 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 542 638 acres.. 77 916 92 387 tons, dry.. 166 531 182 290 @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.