1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMLIN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 468 501 Land in farms ..................acres.. 276 744 283 805 Average size of farm .......acres.. 591 566 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 485 209 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 486 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 867 60 528 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 457 acres.. 236 032 242 767 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 393 433 acres.. 192 816 165 819 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 33 acres.. 6 735 7 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 008 34 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 897 68 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 351 14 897 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 657 19 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 124 $100,000 or more .................... 133 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 989 27 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 064 54 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 467 501 $1,000.. 7 428 8 860 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 906 17 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 397 Other ............................... 107 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 193 200 days or more ................... 99 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 321 number.. 32 419 31 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 206 number.. 9 002 9 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 82 number.. 3 947 3 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 326 number.. 19 760 16 942 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 78 number.. 19 834 19 286 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 83 number.. 31 502 31 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 40 number.. 4 047 2 601 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 25 number.. 993 2 585 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 341 382 acres.. 69 144 52 888 bushels.. 4 237 882 4 802 357 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 136 145 acres.. 7 108 5 736 tons, green.. 59 688 58 782 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 331 acres.. 29 671 30 741 bushels.. 1 258 179 1 063 133 Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 166 acres.. 2 095 15 549 bushels.. 112 770 688 872 Oats for grain................farms.. 163 269 acres.. 9 356 20 442 bushels.. 657 091 1 110 338 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 16 acres.. (D) 904 pounds.. (D) 1 204 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 326 acres.. 17 962 23 974 tons, dry.. 46 286 57 243 @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. .