1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUFFALO COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 83 118 Land in farms ..................acres.. 279 202 302 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 364 2 566 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 787 991 683 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 234 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 782 57 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 69 108 acres.. 78 743 94 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 65 97 acres.. 58 791 61 909 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 7 953 8 715 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 429 14 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 941 120 551 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 415 4 037 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 015 10 188 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 27 $100,000 or more .................... 29 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 995 10 749 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 615 91 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 83 118 $1,000.. 2 593 3 476 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 241 29 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 89 Other ............................... 14 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 17 40 200 days or more ................... 9 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 94 number.. 24 926 25 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 88 number.. (D) 12 441 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 94 number.. 19 058 16 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 1 437 2 837 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 23 number.. 2 482 5 105 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 25 number.. 1 194 5 058 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 55 acres.. 10 574 11 243 bushels.. 786 839 1 044 831 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 32 acres.. 3 224 4 649 tons, green.. 28 762 34 028 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 55 acres.. 11 885 10 885 bushels.. 356 491 362 479 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 40 acres.. 2 044 4 102 bushels.. 99 945 145 787 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 33 acres.. 1 641 2 898 bushels.. 86 510 117 480 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 1 687 1 368 pounds.. 2 839 250 1 728 620 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 79 acres.. 28 358 22 658 tons, dry.. 42 206 32 993 @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. .