1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FALL RIVER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 298 339 Land in farms ..................acres.. 974 811 1 009 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 271 2 979 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 608 451 885 Average per acre .........dollars.. 123 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 708 30 914 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 255 acres.. 100 041 99 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 223 acres.. 54 366 53 389 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 89 acres.. 12 154 13 085 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 773 64 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 070 191 650 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 835 1 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 938 63 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 57 $100,000 or more .................... 46 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 091 54 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 513 161 581 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 298 338 $1,000.. 12 973 9 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 534 29 513 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 221 Other ............................... 75 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 116 177 200 days or more ................... 61 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 256 number.. 64 546 60 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 231 number.. 22 997 22 062 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 32 number.. 214 163 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 261 number.. 78 544 90 678 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 27 number.. 1 326 2 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 25 number.. 2 441 3 393 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 33 number.. 11 025 8 730 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 36 number.. 296 1 030 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 47 acres.. 3 432 3 119 bushels.. 354 199 351 255 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 798 tons, green.. (D) 13 904 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 56 66 acres.. 11 931 8 927 bushels.. 443 763 250 436 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 165 226 bushels.. 4 625 6 645 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 37 acres.. 1 481 1 852 bushels.. 77 948 66 790 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 209 acres.. 36 260 37 835 tons, dry.. 55 427 49 326 @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. .