1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 610 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 534 829 540 538 Average size of farm .......acres.. 877 786 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 698 234 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 308 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 684 61 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 205 183 Total cropland .................farms.. 561 637 acres.. 385 748 400 281 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 616 acres.. 271 109 251 255 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 6 351 6 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 136 58 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 255 84 826 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 820 19 673 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 315 38 687 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 139 $100,000 or more .................... 151 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 763 47 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 168 69 781 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 610 687 $1,000.. 8 938 11 194 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 652 16 293 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 569 Other ............................... 112 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 224 200 days or more ................... 96 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 438 number.. 75 288 66 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 362 number.. 25 500 25 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 52 number.. 1 249 2 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 451 number.. 63 064 48 408 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 108 number.. 42 444 25 551 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 116 number.. 59 821 42 134 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 77 number.. 6 619 5 398 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 752 1 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 7 608 3 280 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 367 481 acres.. 60 768 52 223 bushels.. 3 017 101 3 913 430 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 160 148 acres.. 11 314 7 574 tons, green.. 81 597 61 599 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 407 521 acres.. 82 543 82 626 bushels.. 2 579 801 2 391 398 Barley for grain..............farms.. 60 213 acres.. 4 795 13 971 bushels.. 246 914 527 663 Oats for grain................farms.. 217 289 acres.. 12 445 17 433 bushels.. 785 489 952 990 Sunflower seed................farms.. 54 58 acres.. 5 936 4 328 pounds.. 7 954 762 5 145 508 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 433 acres.. 48 443 45 953 tons, dry.. 99 728 88 629 @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. .