1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDMUNDS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 494 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 641 911 616 058 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 299 1 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 581 239 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 246 192 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 980 72 067 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 250 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 468 acres.. 441 566 436 956 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 457 acres.. 306 946 284 936 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 295 555 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 962 34 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 235 66 923 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 922 11 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 040 23 326 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 110 $100,000 or more .................... 134 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 541 30 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 115 58 566 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 515 $1,000.. 11 448 5 583 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 174 10 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 426 Other ............................... 82 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 194 200 days or more ................... 67 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 371 369 number.. 71 086 57 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 337 324 number.. 29 203 26 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 68 number.. 2 189 2 747 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 378 382 number.. 41 738 30 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 82 number.. 25 512 28 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 89 number.. 50 840 49 371 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 41 number.. 4 832 4 136 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 37 number.. 47 020 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 170 acres.. 13 505 13 938 bushels.. 702 519 794 430 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 184 183 acres.. 18 188 14 022 tons, green.. 115 975 74 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 344 398 acres.. 135 480 108 023 bushels.. 4 291 715 2 195 114 Barley for grain..............farms.. 169 265 acres.. 27 853 37 125 bushels.. 1 299 332 1 271 580 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 229 acres.. 15 131 17 112 bushels.. 827 343 647 886 Sunflower seed................farms.. 85 69 acres.. 26 004 16 859 pounds.. 30 496 237 24 131 239 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 336 346 acres.. 71 975 69 179 tons, dry.. 119 732 98 366 @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. .