1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRULE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 496 799 471 546 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 186 1 079 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 527 252 046 Average per acre .........dollars.. 279 232 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 372 75 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 383 396 acres.. 290 271 270 142 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 386 acres.. 197 710 175 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 18 acres.. 7 565 4 439 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 521 34 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 095 77 929 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 412 7 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 108 26 823 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 115 $100,000 or more .................... 110 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 305 27 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 854 63 266 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 418 436 $1,000.. 7 007 7 714 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 764 17 692 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 377 Other ............................... 78 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 119 200 days or more ................... 45 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 340 number.. 70 285 69 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 309 number.. 32 006 29 735 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 27 number.. 770 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 338 number.. 39 393 37 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 154 number.. 40 267 37 512 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 158 number.. 68 990 59 923 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 52 number.. 6 106 6 288 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 24 number.. 803 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 600 4 250 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 272 296 acres.. 55 089 46 539 bushels.. 3 798 806 2 888 921 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 92 acres.. 7 131 6 107 tons, green.. 54 429 48 539 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 203 acres.. 38 824 23 457 bushels.. 1 056 059 806 920 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 91 acres.. 4 789 7 093 bushels.. 173 372 226 523 Oats for grain................farms.. 161 217 acres.. 13 252 19 469 bushels.. 623 203 873 398 Sunflower seed................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 2 603 2 366 pounds.. 3 053 073 1 690 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 330 acres.. 68 718 66 752 tons, dry.. 122 700 112 683 @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. .