1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMPBELL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 323 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 697 425 661 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 293 1 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 987 236 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 291 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 391 59 870 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 328 acres.. 225 008 256 934 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 271 319 acres.. 145 736 162 953 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 2 011 3 437 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 929 24 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 373 68 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 249 6 417 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 681 18 326 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 101 $100,000 or more .................... 91 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 272 19 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 954 54 023 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 323 362 $1,000.. 9 138 5 021 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 291 13 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 301 Other ............................... 70 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 111 200 days or more ................... 64 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 274 number.. 41 407 43 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 212 number.. 15 006 16 331 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 54 number.. 1 673 1 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 280 number.. 25 727 28 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 65 number.. 7 153 7 869 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 66 number.. 11 571 16 998 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 25 number.. 3 866 4 064 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 19 number.. 712 1 248 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 1 070 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 140 acres.. 11 900 11 397 bushels.. 616 768 703 843 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 117 156 acres.. 12 108 11 516 tons, green.. 94 167 68 502 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 212 275 acres.. 65 496 64 710 bushels.. 2 008 692 1 498 197 Barley for grain..............farms.. 100 154 acres.. 9 682 13 304 bushels.. 442 469 475 259 Oats for grain................farms.. 142 168 acres.. 11 855 12 153 bushels.. 702 753 491 948 Sunflower seed................farms.. 6 14 acres.. 708 1 857 pounds.. 698 920 2 079 320 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 267 acres.. 40 362 48 947 tons, dry.. 66 342 79 493 @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. .