1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TURNER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 832 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 352 353 367 239 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 434 283 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 926 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 646 77 653 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 196 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 766 876 acres.. 312 124 325 995 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 734 842 acres.. 281 758 283 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 60 acres.. 16 874 18 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 247 102 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 883 107 325 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 557 36 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 690 66 368 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 194 $100,000 or more .................... 288 259 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 566 77 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 510 80 823 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 591 725 Other ............................... 241 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 383 200 days or more ................... 218 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 472 543 number.. 50 835 53 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 336 number.. 13 008 11 972 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 122 number.. 4 486 5 953 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 555 number.. 30 776 49 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 286 number.. 58 492 87 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 299 number.. 115 383 155 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 107 number.. 14 101 17 513 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 14 number.. 49 105 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 490 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 612 725 acres.. 117 875 126 607 bushels.. 12 120 533 12 992 707 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 180 260 acres.. 7 350 8 968 tons, green.. 93 585 142 394 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 40 acres.. 827 1 430 bushels.. 33 946 55 856 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 109 596 bushels.. 6 520 44 910 Oats for grain................farms.. 92 272 acres.. 2 484 9 434 bushels.. 162 305 669 968 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 473 531 acres.. 24 309 25 268 tons, dry.. 60 992 74 718 @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.