1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 494 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 028 259 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 514 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 607 801 410 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 101 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 981 76 993 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 511 acres.. 236 010 240 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 495 acres.. 215 554 204 458 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 78 acres.. 30 823 26 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 335 77 782 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 768 138 896 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 586 37 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 749 39 854 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 117 $100,000 or more .................... 216 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 248 58 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 291 104 244 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 417 Other ............................... 151 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 221 200 days or more ................... 126 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 224 number.. 22 525 31 597 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 168 number.. 5 922 6 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 764 1 016 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 232 number.. 28 760 35 102 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 168 number.. 56 262 63 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 179 number.. 101 310 124 562 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 35 number.. 1 431 3 320 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 774 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 373 443 acres.. 99 061 104 683 bushels.. 11 292 713 12 834 596 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 52 acres.. 2 933 2 251 tons, green.. 38 692 41 351 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 27 acres.. (D) 1 338 bushels.. 10 634 53 199 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 73 bushels.. (D) 3 592 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 113 acres.. 2 220 4 483 bushels.. 176 567 302 259 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 236 acres.. 8 652 10 516 tons, dry.. 25 890 38 207 @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.