1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTTE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 541 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 243 168 1 104 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 298 2 008 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 080 480 278 Average per acre .........dollars.. 159 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 468 38 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 182 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 442 acres.. 147 971 160 722 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 407 acres.. 77 890 91 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 293 271 acres.. 49 459 43 726 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 457 27 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 933 49 639 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 113 4 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 343 23 144 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 91 $100,000 or more .................... 100 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 990 20 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 022 37 416 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 542 551 $1,000.. 7 277 5 782 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 427 10 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 363 Other ............................... 170 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 261 200 days or more ................... 128 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 329 number.. 57 775 44 807 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 256 number.. 25 912 16 426 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 66 number.. 2 839 2 058 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 329 number.. 42 084 27 943 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 43 number.. 3 657 3 429 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 39 number.. 9 033 6 282 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 187 205 number.. 113 687 90 302 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 69 number.. (D) 3 120 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 480 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 109 acres.. 5 892 7 414 bushels.. 553 284 702 251 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 38 acres.. 4 619 2 193 tons, green.. 47 886 24 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 86 acres.. 14 917 18 025 bushels.. 335 008 622 887 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 48 acres.. 1 577 3 225 bushels.. 62 255 128 629 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 120 acres.. 2 096 4 534 bushels.. 91 716 213 852 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 345 383 acres.. 51 187 54 709 tons, dry.. 113 545 102 484 @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. .