1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROOKINGS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 959 1 004 Land in farms ..................acres.. 444 440 432 552 Average size of farm .......acres.. 463 431 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 403 182 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 582 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 421 49 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 273 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 181 1,000 acres or more ................. 138 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 856 901 acres.. 358 126 355 334 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 794 863 acres.. 282 267 249 600 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 94 acres.. 14 666 15 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 772 69 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 140 69 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 682 22 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 089 46 964 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 188 $100,000 or more .................... 205 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 675 52 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 598 52 733 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 958 1 003 $1,000.. 9 612 16 662 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 034 16 612 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 632 710 Other ............................... 327 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 429 200 days or more ................... 290 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 582 number.. 61 962 63 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 405 number.. 20 129 17 734 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 136 number.. 3 844 5 251 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 528 591 number.. 45 611 41 675 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 212 244 number.. 70 832 64 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 233 252 number.. 133 457 107 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 113 120 number.. 11 993 11 269 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 36 number.. 4 556 6 788 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. 180 1 970 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 591 693 acres.. 117 989 92 196 bushels.. 8 276 999 8 588 632 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 188 237 acres.. 10 755 10 818 tons, green.. 95 322 121 635 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 387 acres.. 14 780 19 069 bushels.. 468 731 578 479 Barley for grain..............farms.. 30 214 acres.. 1 434 13 355 bushels.. 59 182 511 411 Oats for grain................farms.. 251 432 acres.. 12 000 24 431 bushels.. 755 053 1 287 604 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 10 acres.. (D) 520 pounds.. (D) 288 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 611 acres.. 34 983 40 150 tons, dry.. 87 821 102 563 @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. .