1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEUEL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 634 690 Land in farms ..................acres.. 341 131 351 278 Average size of farm .......acres.. 538 509 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 130 206 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 415 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 846 53 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 261 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 175 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 634 acres.. 246 424 264 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 546 614 acres.. 178 235 180 978 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 2 048 2 097 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 403 41 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 459 60 440 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 814 13 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 589 27 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 182 $100,000 or more .................... 117 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 192 34 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 085 50 676 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 634 690 $1,000.. 6 292 7 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 925 10 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 569 Other ............................... 132 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 202 200 days or more ................... 112 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 489 number.. 49 731 48 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 283 number.. 14 290 12 431 Milk cows ..................farms.. 136 203 number.. 6 658 7 875 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 499 number.. 26 661 24 645 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 116 number.. 15 772 17 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 121 number.. 31 988 34 532 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 67 number.. 7 255 5 230 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 1 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 384 526 acres.. 50 339 48 108 bushels.. 2 738 456 4 254 599 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 186 234 acres.. 11 318 8 854 tons, green.. 88 007 94 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 253 405 acres.. 20 472 23 587 bushels.. 652 021 747 021 Barley for grain..............farms.. 38 204 acres.. 1 294 11 259 bushels.. 50 629 494 004 Oats for grain................farms.. 253 369 acres.. 14 360 21 867 bushels.. 921 202 1 329 709 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 54 518 pounds.. 54 800 434 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 497 acres.. 36 761 41 063 tons, dry.. 82 488 92 176 @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. .