1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 437 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 608 236 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 541 476 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 758 275 547 Average per acre .........dollars.. 856 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 883 62 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 466 acres.. 217 393 217 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 456 acres.. 193 744 174 850 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 36 acres.. 8 306 8 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 063 37 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 831 75 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 220 23 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 844 13 676 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 127 $100,000 or more .................... 146 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 358 25 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 310 51 896 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 438 497 $1,000.. 11 873 11 104 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 107 22 342 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 413 Other ............................... 101 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 186 200 days or more ................... 77 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 160 number.. 11 293 13 714 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 112 number.. 3 997 4 606 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 227 496 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 167 number.. 8 644 12 892 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 131 number.. 30 818 33 980 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 115 141 number.. 60 105 61 799 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 67 number.. 3 455 4 173 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. 415 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 363 430 acres.. 78 798 69 371 bushels.. 9 422 749 6 359 557 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 45 acres.. 1 206 1 543 tons, green.. 20 298 27 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 51 acres.. (D) 2 157 bushels.. (D) 52 821 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 14 acres.. 0 341 bushels.. 0 12 732 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 161 acres.. 1 770 6 104 bushels.. 134 183 317 477 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 204 acres.. 22 889 11 908 tons, dry.. 81 455 41 334 @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. .