1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BRULE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 382 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 707 496 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 206 1 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 025 327 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 380 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 902 75 372 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 383 acres.. 271 790 290 271 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 368 acres.. 196 513 197 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 2 109 7 565 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 785 41 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 856 99 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 997 9 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 788 32 108 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 99 $100,000 or more .................... 132 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 746 36 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 193 86 854 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 341 Other ............................... 68 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 118 200 days or more ................... 58 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 330 number.. 67 387 70 285 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 302 number.. 28 468 32 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 25 number.. 505 770 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 330 number.. 39 942 39 393 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 112 number.. 22 001 40 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 121 number.. 28 788 68 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 45 number.. 4 386 6 106 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 803 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 3 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 272 acres.. 61 931 55 089 bushels.. 5 211 265 3 798 806 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 94 118 acres.. 8 768 7 131 tons, green.. 80 426 54 429 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 139 185 acres.. 29 017 38 824 bushels.. 983 917 1 056 059 Barley for grain..............farms.. 14 49 acres.. 1 272 4 789 bushels.. 53 038 173 372 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 161 acres.. 6 700 13 252 bushels.. 348 207 623 203 Sunflower seed................farms.. 91 19 acres.. 15 505 2 603 pounds.. 20 814 907 3 053 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 308 acres.. 59 906 68 718 tons, dry.. 120 198 122 700 @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.