1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CORSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 450 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 701 991 1 698 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 782 3 452 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 519 631 864 Average per acre .........dollars.. 131 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 015 64 206 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 292 319 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 428 acres.. 354 816 386 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 414 acres.. 210 916 237 853 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 1 278 986 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 216 33 055 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 701 67 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 354 7 757 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 862 25 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 108 $100,000 or more .................... 106 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 037 25 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 526 51 905 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 450 492 $1,000.. 8 724 8 387 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 388 17 046 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 412 Other ............................... 71 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 158 200 days or more ................... 51 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 383 number.. 80 503 79 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 337 number.. 45 171 41 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 53 number.. 947 1 401 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 354 393 number.. 48 972 50 848 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 45 number.. 3 676 3 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 42 number.. 7 587 8 949 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 39 number.. 5 145 6 123 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 43 number.. 1 068 2 092 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 88 acres.. 4 758 6 397 bushels.. 230 807 291 834 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 97 acres.. 6 418 7 121 tons, green.. 33 880 40 826 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 218 293 acres.. 79 479 90 949 bushels.. 1 878 122 1 804 480 Barley for grain..............farms.. 77 154 acres.. 7 582 14 216 bushels.. 257 728 440 317 Oats for grain................farms.. 134 185 acres.. 11 982 15 807 bushels.. 512 783 643 478 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 17 acres.. 0 3 674 pounds.. 0 4 336 068 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 346 acres.. 103 821 93 357 tons, dry.. 124 972 109 748 @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. .