1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTTE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 547 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 165 934 1 243 168 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 132 2 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 242 356 080 Average per acre .........dollars.. 219 159 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 113 45 468 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 171 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 440 422 acres.. 161 503 147 971 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 409 370 acres.. 100 112 77 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 261 293 acres.. 42 032 49 459 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 119 39 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 171 72 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 689 5 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 430 34 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 82 $100,000 or more .................... 97 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 668 31 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 207 59 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 371 Other ............................... 223 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 240 200 days or more ................... 171 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 380 346 number.. 60 358 57 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 269 number.. 28 209 25 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 57 number.. 2 720 2 839 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 380 338 number.. 46 132 42 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 31 number.. 1 377 3 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 34 number.. 1 967 9 033 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 163 187 number.. 73 479 113 687 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 31 number.. 649 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 79 acres.. 5 131 5 892 bushels.. 531 758 553 284 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 55 acres.. 2 900 4 619 tons, green.. 38 594 47 886 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 67 acres.. 20 755 14 917 bushels.. 527 380 335 008 Barley for grain..............farms.. 8 18 acres.. 481 1 577 bushels.. 23 835 62 255 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 57 acres.. 2 383 2 096 bushels.. 120 405 91 716 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 345 acres.. 70 272 51 187 tons, dry.. 122 788 113 545 @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.