1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 644 706 Land in farms ..................acres.. 373 787 381 473 Average size of farm .......acres.. 580 540 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 211 222 360 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 415 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 486 56 774 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 181 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 646 acres.. 289 832 291 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 568 633 acres.. 241 931 219 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 24 acres.. 4 242 5 529 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 050 50 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 140 71 594 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 854 19 249 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 196 31 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 165 $100,000 or more .................... 167 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 595 39 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 039 55 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 645 705 $1,000.. 13 433 9 845 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 827 13 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 499 560 Other ............................... 145 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 253 200 days or more ................... 134 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 370 422 number.. 48 406 45 119 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 219 number.. 10 942 9 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 110 153 number.. 5 357 6 303 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 425 number.. 32 306 32 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 105 number.. 18 005 17 852 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 104 number.. 30 566 30 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 57 number.. 3 848 5 355 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 25 number.. (D) 1 810 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 900 929 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 372 427 acres.. 57 445 45 984 bushels.. 4 344 623 3 902 788 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 136 178 acres.. 7 834 6 892 tons, green.. 76 702 63 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 385 423 acres.. 56 030 48 106 bushels.. 2 172 042 1 659 305 Barley for grain..............farms.. 33 103 acres.. 1 935 8 937 bushels.. 116 627 402 931 Oats for grain................farms.. 138 296 acres.. 5 584 15 720 bushels.. 410 519 929 043 Sunflower seed................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 1 385 1 408 pounds.. 1 222 805 1 943 540 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 403 485 acres.. 39 851 48 426 tons, dry.. 100 333 111 576 @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. .