1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALWORTH COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 338 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 437 312 448 834 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 294 1 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 072 328 500 Average per acre .........dollars.. 308 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 456 69 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 304 329 acres.. 245 813 256 327 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 300 acres.. 174 332 164 449 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 2 246 2 838 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 214 28 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 349 75 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 654 12 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 560 16 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 85 $100,000 or more .................... 88 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 795 22 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 399 59 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 288 Other ............................... 90 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 145 200 days or more ................... 76 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 207 230 number.. 37 227 37 293 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 210 number.. 19 130 18 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 458 811 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 237 number.. 23 528 21 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 64 number.. 12 921 15 025 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 68 number.. 24 912 39 546 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 28 number.. 564 2 492 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 10 number.. (D) 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 340 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 110 acres.. 17 692 16 328 bushels.. 1 269 954 806 091 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 65 acres.. 3 352 5 740 tons, green.. 22 155 32 699 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 234 acres.. 87 117 80 574 bushels.. 2 244 814 2 898 361 Barley for grain..............farms.. 23 62 acres.. 2 969 7 489 bushels.. 122 141 375 051 Oats for grain................farms.. 75 127 acres.. 5 924 12 227 bushels.. 352 965 821 426 Sunflower seed................farms.. 92 29 acres.. 20 917 4 662 pounds.. 31 293 914 6 091 522 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 221 acres.. 36 182 36 437 tons, dry.. 57 957 55 389 @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.