1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YANKTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 636 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 071 271 200 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 392 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 536 267 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 960 706 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 482 58 191 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 568 632 acres.. 218 720 229 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 536 615 acres.. 181 186 191 208 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 31 acres.. 5 883 7 783 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 401 61 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 970 88 795 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 819 28 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 582 32 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 153 $100,000 or more .................... 155 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 926 44 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 451 64 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 436 513 Other ............................... 200 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 274 200 days or more ................... 185 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 411 number.. 33 496 36 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 321 number.. 12 672 12 133 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 38 number.. 770 1 309 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 416 number.. 25 116 27 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 219 number.. 37 823 70 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 236 number.. 60 022 113 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 65 number.. 15 540 5 573 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) 11 574 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 405 507 acres.. 68 905 80 115 bushels.. 6 225 630 8 039 912 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 107 132 acres.. 5 257 4 671 tons, green.. 52 687 54 615 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 19 acres.. 828 1 380 bushels.. 27 585 66 330 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 393 bushels.. (D) 9 675 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 190 acres.. 1 897 7 058 bushels.. 121 685 491 849 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 442 acres.. 25 945 30 496 tons, dry.. 67 211 95 822 @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.