1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAULK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 326 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 560 057 575 695 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 718 1 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 464 454 365 603 Average per acre .........dollars.. 270 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 395 67 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 191 207 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 334 acres.. 353 709 373 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 321 acres.. 263 376 245 214 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 601 28 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 677 77 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 885 10 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 716 17 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 97 $100,000 or more .................... 115 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 017 22 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 970 61 052 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 365 $1,000.. 7 777 6 064 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 783 16 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 279 321 Other ............................... 47 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 93 200 days or more ................... 44 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 257 number.. 59 729 56 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 221 number.. 25 700 27 284 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 24 number.. 215 520 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 264 number.. 35 300 28 733 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 66 number.. 31 619 19 066 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 70 number.. 40 723 35 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 50 number.. 8 788 6 680 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 132 138 acres.. 22 222 14 094 bushels.. 1 240 772 637 267 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 110 acres.. 6 134 9 176 tons, green.. 33 916 53 361 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 247 291 acres.. 109 829 84 702 bushels.. 3 218 157 1 938 475 Barley for grain..............farms.. 85 182 acres.. 17 682 30 981 bushels.. 913 937 1 168 677 Oats for grain................farms.. 113 145 acres.. 13 037 15 392 bushels.. 725 095 616 019 Sunflower seed................farms.. 68 64 acres.. 17 599 13 061 pounds.. 22 841 445 14 408 139 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 242 acres.. 63 462 59 437 tons, dry.. 107 837 88 328 @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. .