1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TRIPP COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 654 741 Land in farms ..................acres.. 930 351 1 006 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 423 1 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 669 349 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 330 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 264 65 382 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 311 329 Total cropland .................farms.. 571 648 acres.. 453 706 466 520 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 598 acres.. 313 871 289 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 2 465 2 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 717 57 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 485 77 471 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 226 8 514 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 491 48 892 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 147 $100,000 or more .................... 175 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 928 44 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 872 60 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 590 Other ............................... 177 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 233 200 days or more ................... 155 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 491 577 number.. 116 127 112 132 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 495 number.. 49 537 51 769 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 73 number.. 1 218 3 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 577 number.. 66 825 59 887 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 218 number.. 35 916 57 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 224 number.. 74 719 118 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 52 number.. 6 888 11 660 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 23 number.. 621 12 769 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 316 266 acres.. 65 595 35 400 bushels.. 5 130 235 1 871 374 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 87 acres.. 3 754 4 645 tons, green.. 42 446 34 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 197 253 acres.. 55 233 57 855 bushels.. 1 604 979 1 196 482 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 32 acres.. 1 169 1 797 bushels.. 51 884 71 275 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 213 acres.. 10 002 16 865 bushels.. 557 041 917 520 Sunflower seed................farms.. 141 37 acres.. 26 018 3 934 pounds.. 35 405 046 4 859 674 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 527 acres.. 132 715 132 311 tons, dry.. 230 121 219 994 @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.