1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 089 1 183 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 026 353 992 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 942 839 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 940 281 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 412 340 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 342 70 490 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 222 246 1,000 acres or more ................. 388 363 Total cropland .................farms.. 977 1 058 acres.. 802 016 775 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 921 1 014 acres.. 621 780 544 022 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 29 acres.. 6 700 7 455 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 722 99 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 366 84 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 285 36 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 437 62 826 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 220 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 211 214 $100,000 or more .................... 304 229 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 897 83 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 412 70 314 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 088 1 182 $1,000.. 20 555 16 822 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 893 14 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 797 867 Other ............................... 292 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 485 200 days or more ................... 256 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 619 697 number.. 108 382 105 913 Beef cows ..................farms.. 515 557 number.. 39 862 41 465 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 70 number.. 2 219 2 627 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 627 710 number.. 84 599 84 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 162 187 number.. 55 738 45 356 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 164 205 number.. 97 275 83 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 140 147 number.. 29 074 14 290 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 980 1 213 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 538 612 acres.. 133 971 93 730 bushels.. 8 333 864 7 069 997 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 168 acres.. 9 140 10 160 tons, green.. 61 542 81 785 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 620 789 acres.. 225 083 220 987 bushels.. 7 686 899 6 179 364 Barley for grain..............farms.. 234 533 acres.. 32 582 63 816 bushels.. 1 833 069 2 972 734 Oats for grain................farms.. 182 293 acres.. 14 131 21 380 bushels.. 819 988 1 051 463 Sunflower seed................farms.. 127 143 acres.. 29 023 17 470 pounds.. 37 792 321 22 896 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 638 689 acres.. 92 387 94 936 tons, dry.. 182 290 192 737 @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. .