1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVISON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 462 464 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 665 246 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 586 531 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 428 147 557 Average per acre .........dollars.. 482 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 811 40 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 403 415 acres.. 218 546 195 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 381 acres.. 166 124 134 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 2 380 3 073 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 688 25 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 917 54 371 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 687 7 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 001 17 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 70 $100,000 or more .................... 104 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 728 19 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 359 41 795 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 462 463 $1,000.. 10 186 5 762 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 048 12 445 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 306 Other ............................... 167 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 186 200 days or more ................... 139 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 289 number.. 30 458 33 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 230 number.. 12 077 13 051 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 47 number.. 1 863 1 964 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 290 number.. 15 867 17 427 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 136 156 number.. 30 091 30 353 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 162 number.. 55 297 57 621 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 57 number.. 3 529 2 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 540 1 830 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 269 303 acres.. 59 493 50 031 bushels.. 5 196 926 3 042 097 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 81 acres.. 2 627 2 704 tons, green.. 42 102 24 568 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 93 acres.. 19 993 6 643 bushels.. 715 132 180 585 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 74 acres.. 3 168 7 975 bushels.. 150 178 243 942 Oats for grain................farms.. 185 205 acres.. 19 192 21 539 bushels.. 1 107 179 853 308 Sunflower seed................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 1 284 1 017 pounds.. 1 478 200 863 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 291 acres.. 32 752 30 189 tons, dry.. 69 243 64 062 @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. .