1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEWEY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 409 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 859 161 1 687 248 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 546 4 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 754 410 1 042 656 Average per acre .........dollars.. 168 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 372 53 332 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 219 215 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 314 acres.. 257 990 278 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 289 acres.. 130 014 168 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 504 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 390 22 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 077 57 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 509 5 726 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 881 16 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 102 $100,000 or more .................... 86 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 894 15 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 306 39 738 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 409 387 $1,000.. 4 605 6 718 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 259 17 360 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 290 Other ............................... 104 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 140 200 days or more ................... 97 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 287 number.. 59 210 50 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 251 number.. 36 906 30 449 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 42 number.. 1 247 1 081 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 310 292 number.. 35 867 31 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 69 number.. 9 087 6 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 66 number.. 23 479 17 344 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 37 number.. 8 354 9 810 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 1 350 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 88 acres.. 4 618 8 201 bushels.. 205 786 319 986 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 34 acres.. 2 852 3 463 tons, green.. 16 071 18 577 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 187 acres.. 32 172 58 713 bushels.. 706 687 1 364 330 Barley for grain..............farms.. 36 80 acres.. 3 441 8 159 bushels.. 121 914 296 110 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 131 acres.. 9 303 11 681 bushels.. 385 606 482 665 Sunflower seed................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 2 030 4 378 pounds.. 1 940 000 4 540 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 241 acres.. 79 129 74 420 tons, dry.. 72 704 86 305 @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. .