1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEADLE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 813 872 Land in farms ..................acres.. 724 776 742 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 891 851 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 624 216 084 Average per acre .........dollars.. 334 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 558 55 006 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 198 1,000 acres or more ................. 268 258 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 777 acres.. 495 886 524 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 726 acres.. 344 685 336 615 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 76 acres.. 12 558 14 814 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 323 78 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 258 90 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 460 20 266 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 863 58 386 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 187 $100,000 or more .................... 232 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 869 65 087 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 119 74 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 812 872 $1,000.. 18 222 13 701 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 441 15 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 635 Other ............................... 244 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 348 200 days or more ................... 188 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 571 630 number.. 112 584 111 527 Beef cows ..................farms.. 480 506 number.. 44 271 40 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 65 number.. 2 803 3 687 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 595 648 number.. 74 261 78 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 222 number.. 44 188 49 313 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 178 239 number.. 79 117 89 077 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 115 number.. 8 683 11 824 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 39 number.. 6 401 8 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) 25 042 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 468 549 acres.. 100 256 88 757 bushels.. 6 678 111 6 285 690 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 194 234 acres.. 13 574 14 554 tons, green.. 95 462 132 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 407 511 acres.. 91 673 88 394 bushels.. 2 423 506 2 406 045 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 241 acres.. 3 763 20 047 bushels.. 149 361 789 008 Oats for grain................farms.. 200 328 acres.. 14 858 25 100 bushels.. 737 147 1 236 827 Sunflower seed................farms.. 125 95 acres.. 29 699 12 913 pounds.. 38 100 739 16 129 309 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 548 acres.. 70 327 70 770 tons, dry.. 148 400 136 023 @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. .