1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 34 057 36 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 828 124 44 157 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 316 1 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 111 326 333 Average per acre .........dollars.. 273 269 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 495 55 005 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 504 1 881 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 622 2 638 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 977 5 083 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 286 8 625 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 917 7 618 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 751 10 531 Total cropland .................farms.. 30 142 32 451 acres.. 19 582 565 19 641 972 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 430 31 110 acres.. 13 624 006 12 982 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 674 1 869 acres.. 371 263 361 796 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 243 554 2 719 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 239 74 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 072 895 857 373 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 170 659 1 862 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 792 2 888 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 658 2 020 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 779 3 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 493 6 764 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 792 7 026 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 829 7 706 $100,000 or more .................... 8 714 6 782 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 563 564 2 138 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 275 58 783 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 34 056 36 377 $1,000.. 662 184 573 997 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 444 15 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 26 141 28 407 Other ............................... 7 916 7 969 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 12 540 13 553 200 days or more ................... 6 614 6 641 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 576 23 998 number.. 3 777 822 3 630 200 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 597 19 034 number.. 1 604 838 1 502 927 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 873 3 940 number.. 117 454 137 020 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 802 24 464 number.. 2 500 254 2 398 208 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 710 7 906 number.. 1 978 195 1 750 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 125 8 265 number.. 3 654 082 3 181 008 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 386 3 960 number.. 661 872 603 824 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 110 2 173 number.. 2 136 682 1 752 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 130 269 number.. 121 283 237 779 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 427 19 448 acres.. 3 097 251 2 573 567 bushels.. 245 398 567 199 208 883 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 235 6 960 acres.. 394 087 374 158 tons, green.. 3 335 427 3 077 579 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 014 15 273 acres.. 3 340 644 3 229 384 bushels.. 101 053 975 91 141 128 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 285 7 911 acres.. 361 718 766 698 bushels.. 17 423 745 29 647 024 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 055 13 558 acres.. 627 557 919 997 bushels.. 37 228 291 41 997 525 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 571 1 659 acres.. 349 668 262 847 pounds.. 427 963 785 315 806 323 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 402 23 131 acres.. 3 356 484 3 355 299 tons, dry.. 5 734 128 5 682 824 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .