1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 721 778 Land in farms ..................acres.. 561 312 571 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 779 734 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 949 199 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 312 268 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 513 58 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 202 243 1,000 acres or more ................. 185 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 662 722 acres.. 424 282 437 336 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 702 acres.. 298 292 287 536 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 2 593 2 557 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 967 40 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 528 52 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 168 16 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 798 24 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 171 $100,000 or more .................... 134 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 113 34 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 861 43 963 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 721 779 $1,000.. 9 010 5 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 496 7 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 654 Other ............................... 122 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 248 200 days or more ................... 98 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 495 519 number.. 55 579 47 750 Beef cows ..................farms.. 381 343 number.. 18 918 16 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 134 169 number.. 5 463 6 255 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 530 number.. 31 247 28 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 140 number.. 13 505 15 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 153 number.. 25 191 26 076 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 76 number.. 4 680 4 202 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 43 number.. (D) 3 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 60 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 317 342 acres.. 35 448 25 248 bushels.. 1 794 208 1 579 372 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 194 217 acres.. 9 781 8 645 tons, green.. 69 090 63 382 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 468 577 acres.. 112 120 109 385 bushels.. 3 559 628 3 063 700 Barley for grain..............farms.. 216 438 acres.. 19 905 42 872 bushels.. 1 008 367 1 707 505 Oats for grain................farms.. 223 282 acres.. 10 668 16 158 bushels.. 659 096 812 436 Sunflower seed................farms.. 48 58 acres.. 5 198 7 575 pounds.. 6 267 540 9 747 424 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 522 acres.. 53 863 53 313 tons, dry.. 106 545 96 792 @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. .