1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CODINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 658 636 Land in farms ..................acres.. 392 935 341 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 597 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 173 197 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 476 392 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 300 45 496 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 543 acres.. 304 627 267 297 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 555 521 acres.. 237 818 193 856 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 3 871 1 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 594 44 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 048 69 228 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 019 15 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 575 28 275 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 99 $100,000 or more .................... 159 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 005 34 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 022 54 837 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 657 636 $1,000.. 11 261 9 219 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 140 14 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 471 451 Other ............................... 187 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 282 200 days or more ................... 174 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 389 number.. 55 218 44 677 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 247 number.. 16 083 12 089 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 123 number.. 7 344 7 029 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 392 number.. 32 758 23 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 94 number.. 17 644 13 202 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 101 number.. 42 007 30 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 91 number.. 11 800 8 448 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 27 number.. (D) 2 256 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 304 326 acres.. 45 516 33 835 bushels.. 2 417 086 2 837 721 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 200 170 acres.. 14 122 10 234 tons, green.. 109 863 95 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 335 354 acres.. 51 330 39 929 bushels.. 2 049 069 1 258 606 Barley for grain..............farms.. 94 254 acres.. 6 728 24 029 bushels.. 386 026 1 122 801 Oats for grain................farms.. 215 265 acres.. 14 070 18 222 bushels.. 1 102 556 1 078 903 Sunflower seed................farms.. 30 41 acres.. 1 818 3 460 pounds.. 2 684 462 3 749 305 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 434 405 acres.. 42 713 38 881 tons, dry.. 104 950 83 261 @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. .