1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREGORY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 609 670 Land in farms ..................acres.. 601 034 568 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 987 848 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 233 168 524 Average per acre .........dollars.. 262 217 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 093 39 322 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 206 193 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 575 acres.. 284 477 277 255 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 513 556 acres.. 197 681 188 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 2 027 2 246 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 711 34 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 923 51 037 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 692 7 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 019 26 292 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 139 $100,000 or more .................... 120 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 592 24 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 949 36 898 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 609 670 $1,000.. 11 329 9 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 603 13 745 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 536 Other ............................... 116 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 232 200 days or more ................... 109 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 494 538 number.. 77 279 75 520 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 443 number.. 36 990 35 191 Milk cows ..................farms.. 81 129 number.. 3 471 4 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 497 550 number.. 38 905 35 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 172 number.. 20 059 24 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 175 number.. 35 684 40 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 54 number.. 2 815 4 458 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 39 number.. (D) 1 745 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 350 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 333 386 acres.. 42 463 40 414 bushels.. 2 907 239 2 566 316 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 48 acres.. 2 290 1 764 tons, green.. 17 330 17 195 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 146 acres.. 16 476 12 455 bushels.. 505 757 391 084 Barley for grain..............farms.. 43 49 acres.. 2 689 2 939 bushels.. 123 699 92 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 250 356 acres.. 21 657 29 112 bushels.. 1 236 340 1 381 193 Sunflower seed................farms.. 56 47 acres.. 4 561 3 295 pounds.. 5 532 499 3 980 477 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 479 495 acres.. 96 414 90 136 tons, dry.. 189 861 177 334 @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. .