1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ZIEBACH COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 259 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 499 058 1 406 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 788 5 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 911 898 865 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 154 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 543 59 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 184 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 209 acres.. 240 420 193 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 185 acres.. 133 720 88 116 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 926 19 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 517 75 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 604 4 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 322 15 245 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 51 $100,000 or more .................... 67 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 060 16 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 728 62 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 205 Other ............................... 61 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 96 200 days or more ................... 54 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 189 number.. 44 982 42 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 175 number.. 28 263 24 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 159 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 190 number.. 25 492 25 593 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 49 number.. 1 289 6 067 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 48 number.. 5 613 16 337 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 33 number.. 6 259 9 491 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 5 acres.. 326 172 bushels.. 13 884 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 68 acres.. 59 626 40 096 bushels.. 1 265 857 1 123 442 Barley for grain..............farms.. 17 27 acres.. 1 703 3 912 bushels.. 52 734 190 716 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 45 acres.. 3 667 3 568 bushels.. 167 074 216 511 Sunflower seed................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 2 899 (D) pounds.. 5 090 711 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 157 acres.. 63 011 39 122 tons, dry.. 75 386 44 333 @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.