1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TODD COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 210 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 084 351 1 079 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 164 4 405 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 932 164 757 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 173 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 594 63 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 148 Total cropland .................farms.. 185 209 acres.. 173 293 144 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 191 acres.. 139 497 96 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 14 765 14 091 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 130 23 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 666 94 403 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 382 2 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 748 20 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 45 $100,000 or more .................... 62 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 229 18 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 565 77 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 204 Other ............................... 30 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 92 200 days or more ................... 27 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 206 number.. 65 393 60 020 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 194 number.. 33 417 29 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 119 276 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 207 number.. 32 604 32 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 20 number.. 688 1 839 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 23 number.. 1 085 4 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 1 507 945 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) 485 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 41 acres.. 15 893 8 753 bushels.. 1 815 744 537 095 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 14 acres.. 724 871 tons, green.. 7 815 6 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 23 acres.. 10 911 4 711 bushels.. 346 102 106 389 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 583 bushels.. (D) 18 310 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 40 acres.. 1 276 2 981 bushels.. 64 420 151 125 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 0 acres.. 1 290 0 pounds.. 1 981 500 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 180 acres.. 103 749 74 587 tons, dry.. 131 661 91 179 @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.