1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUSTER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 323 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 238 477 361 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 431 1 575 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 166 367 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 173 236 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 726 23 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 241 acres.. 63 723 68 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 214 acres.. 33 320 34 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 31 acres.. 3 167 5 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 175 9 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 500 31 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 759 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 416 8 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 27 $100,000 or more .................... 23 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 407 6 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 109 23 010 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 322 302 $1,000.. 2 149 1 543 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 675 5 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 164 Other ............................... 131 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 173 200 days or more ................... 80 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 230 number.. 28 822 27 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 194 number.. 16 432 15 700 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 27 number.. 647 829 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 225 number.. 15 104 16 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 11 number.. 477 558 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 9 number.. 841 1 023 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 15 number.. 487 896 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 41 number.. 830 609 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 9 acres.. 864 611 bushels.. 89 410 71 375 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 171 tons, green.. (D) 1 862 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 19 acres.. 3 244 4 541 bushels.. 98 144 126 515 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 315 bushels.. (D) 9 807 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 18 acres.. 498 1 089 bushels.. 22 530 40 353 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 208 acres.. 29 054 28 554 tons, dry.. 31 579 38 949 @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. .