1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLES MIX COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 796 830 Land in farms ..................acres.. 688 081 646 007 Average size of farm .......acres.. 864 778 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 370 231 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 361 294 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 892 60 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 229 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 210 Total cropland .................farms.. 715 747 acres.. 479 605 441 460 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 719 acres.. 368 552 300 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 58 acres.. 15 533 11 738 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 873 64 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 112 77 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 992 20 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 881 44 553 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 169 181 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 181 195 $100,000 or more .................... 226 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 553 48 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 996 58 491 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 797 830 $1,000.. 17 021 15 275 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 356 18 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 669 712 Other ............................... 127 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 260 200 days or more ................... 124 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 603 631 number.. 100 017 88 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 536 560 number.. 41 773 35 522 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 76 number.. 2 517 2 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 607 643 number.. 58 581 50 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 276 323 number.. 84 916 70 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 295 334 number.. 151 316 125 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 57 number.. 5 395 6 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 75 number.. 26 441 21 163 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 290 2 033 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 535 596 acres.. 91 187 98 116 bushels.. 7 649 642 6 661 936 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 122 136 acres.. 6 408 6 248 tons, green.. 62 700 48 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 291 318 acres.. 57 707 29 438 bushels.. 1 881 308 953 520 Barley for grain..............farms.. 48 97 acres.. 2 467 6 772 bushels.. 129 115 236 007 Oats for grain................farms.. 372 501 acres.. 34 022 38 868 bushels.. 2 270 639 1 814 501 Sunflower seed................farms.. 42 53 acres.. 7 875 6 071 pounds.. 12 151 484 7 769 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 586 584 acres.. 82 868 69 751 tons, dry.. 175 572 154 323 @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. .