1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 442 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 419 254 299 Average size of farm .......acres.. 571 532 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 790 201 851 Average per acre .........dollars.. 391 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 947 56 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 431 acres.. 207 165 207 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 384 421 acres.. 156 546 144 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 15 acres.. 1 162 2 100 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 519 35 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 672 75 166 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 037 7 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 482 28 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 136 $100,000 or more .................... 137 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 281 29 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 035 60 944 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 442 478 $1,000.. 7 550 8 324 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 082 17 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 397 Other ............................... 58 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 134 200 days or more ................... 52 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 372 number.. 38 658 39 101 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 284 number.. 13 030 13 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 75 number.. 2 983 3 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 379 number.. 21 646 19 554 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 214 249 number.. 58 007 63 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 228 258 number.. 118 574 118 524 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 41 number.. 3 924 4 201 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 317 378 acres.. 53 122 52 730 bushels.. 4 120 989 3 460 541 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 112 143 acres.. 4 493 5 062 tons, green.. 39 070 48 617 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 89 acres.. 20 233 8 291 bushels.. 698 919 220 529 Barley for grain..............farms.. 65 127 acres.. 4 189 9 533 bushels.. 197 935 323 652 Oats for grain................farms.. 241 288 acres.. 18 241 22 971 bushels.. 1 075 333 867 991 Sunflower seed................farms.. 4 18 acres.. 107 1 167 pounds.. 214 000 1 260 964 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 362 acres.. 33 137 32 303 tons, dry.. 71 757 71 641 @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. .