1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENNETT COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 284 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 787 857 701 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 774 2 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 472 226 489 309 Average per acre .........dollars.. 174 217 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 507 51 104 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 233 261 acres.. 244 081 229 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 243 acres.. 116 310 133 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 5 576 4 497 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 692 19 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 379 62 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 107 6 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 585 12 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 67 $100,000 or more .................... 51 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 982 13 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 316 45 067 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 284 304 $1,000.. 3 861 4 174 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 595 13 730 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 234 Other ............................... 55 70 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 128 200 days or more ................... 43 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 209 number.. 43 420 43 344 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 182 number.. 22 495 20 757 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 147 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 214 number.. 27 895 24 391 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 39 number.. 3 446 4 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 40 number.. 7 531 8 555 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 33 number.. 612 968 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 280 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 23 acres.. 3 589 3 701 bushels.. 264 607 335 568 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 13 acres.. 898 1 006 tons, green.. 14 518 11 837 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 154 acres.. 30 249 53 630 bushels.. 681 909 1 911 620 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 31 acres.. 1 522 4 118 bushels.. 84 725 124 389 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 56 acres.. 3 385 7 402 bushels.. 181 748 269 161 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 759 pounds.. (D) 913 970 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 191 acres.. 51 793 46 600 tons, dry.. 70 846 63 995 @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. .