1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BON HOMME COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 737 787 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 432 306 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 437 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 616 185 671 Average per acre .........dollars.. 541 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 676 43 236 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 330 500 to 999 acres .................... 191 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 689 731 acres.. 265 066 255 254 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 670 707 acres.. 214 327 182 524 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 29 acres.. 5 941 6 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 796 50 515 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 773 64 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 683 13 544 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 113 36 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 184 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 151 $100,000 or more .................... 200 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 350 38 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 172 49 237 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 737 787 $1,000.. 14 146 10 463 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 193 13 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 614 641 Other ............................... 123 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 257 200 days or more ................... 97 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 564 number.. 59 446 51 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 403 405 number.. 15 051 14 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 95 number.. 2 292 2 981 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 551 574 number.. 48 720 37 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 286 313 number.. 79 908 66 028 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 300 327 number.. 139 185 109 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 48 number.. 3 752 3 210 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 71 number.. (D) 17 243 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 11 number.. 490 9 846 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 589 660 acres.. 90 847 74 162 bushels.. 7 941 963 5 245 085 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 235 231 acres.. 8 114 7 127 tons, green.. 103 602 73 891 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 97 acres.. 6 699 3 607 bushels.. 254 208 85 425 Barley for grain..............farms.. 28 56 acres.. 1 288 2 370 bushels.. 67 304 90 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 360 431 acres.. 17 092 21 602 bushels.. 1 215 563 910 403 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 525 534 acres.. 31 556 29 207 tons, dry.. 72 116 68 724 @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. .