1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAAKON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 321 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 204 465 1 249 261 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 752 3 632 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 738 937 1 063 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 286 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 600 66 017 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 217 228 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 291 acres.. 354 005 362 744 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 275 acres.. 166 672 202 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 870 1 032 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 083 34 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 946 100 359 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 303 10 381 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 780 24 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 79 $100,000 or more .................... 101 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 379 29 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 921 85 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 322 344 $1,000.. 6 397 4 834 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 866 14 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 294 Other ............................... 63 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 112 200 days or more ................... 58 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 276 number.. 70 266 82 023 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 262 number.. 38 815 43 870 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 36 number.. 84 247 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 277 number.. 37 745 45 991 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 46 number.. 7 495 9 807 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 50 number.. 12 649 12 739 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 25 number.. 10 566 7 171 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 34 number.. 606 1 084 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 25 acres.. 3 349 3 973 bushels.. 164 370 224 014 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 16 acres.. 2 743 1 983 tons, green.. 17 978 11 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 217 acres.. 84 748 96 004 bushels.. 2 534 767 3 189 657 Barley for grain..............farms.. 23 66 acres.. 3 269 5 739 bushels.. 103 861 173 170 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 88 acres.. 6 302 7 789 bushels.. 358 111 323 955 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 369 pounds.. (D) 361 546 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 232 acres.. 61 257 78 787 tons, dry.. 62 619 90 791 @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. .