1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AURORA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 438 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 379 973 376 815 Average size of farm .......acres.. 868 760 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 805 172 286 Average per acre .........dollars.. 273 254 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 977 43 808 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 139 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 393 454 acres.. 257 273 259 792 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 378 434 acres.. 169 941 157 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 880 32 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 182 65 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 384 6 830 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 496 25 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 105 $100,000 or more .................... 89 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 644 26 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 566 53 187 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 437 496 $1,000.. 8 090 5 456 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 512 11 000 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 419 Other ............................... 77 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 170 200 days or more ................... 79 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 365 number.. 55 149 52 581 Beef cows ..................farms.. 317 318 number.. 24 305 23 251 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 38 number.. 811 1 157 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 374 number.. 31 722 31 275 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 214 number.. 41 148 45 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 227 number.. 77 196 88 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 70 number.. 8 815 6 413 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) 3 370 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 540 476 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 286 364 acres.. 56 569 50 379 bushels.. 4 298 762 3 127 355 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 81 87 acres.. 3 138 4 567 tons, green.. 22 361 28 374 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 167 acres.. 23 663 15 710 bushels.. 785 759 463 087 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 156 acres.. 6 356 11 832 bushels.. 306 532 430 371 Oats for grain................farms.. 196 239 acres.. 18 297 20 189 bushels.. 1 092 501 898 366 Sunflower seed................farms.. 25 28 acres.. 3 986 2 626 pounds.. 6 009 804 3 008 107 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 348 acres.. 45 898 47 014 tons, dry.. 77 474 78 258 @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. .