1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAND COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 542 614 Land in farms ..................acres.. 861 129 1 028 286 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 589 1 675 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 968 409 081 Average per acre .........dollars.. 235 244 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 926 69 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 293 310 Total cropland .................farms.. 485 537 acres.. 463 567 513 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 508 acres.. 332 624 340 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 967 3 083 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 278 57 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 904 93 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 557 14 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 720 43 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 131 $100,000 or more .................... 178 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 122 44 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 950 72 693 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 541 614 $1,000.. 12 681 11 306 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 440 18 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 461 522 Other ............................... 81 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 204 200 days or more ................... 79 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 448 number.. 103 133 111 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 363 387 number.. 44 968 46 769 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 45 number.. 2 145 1 926 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 452 number.. 64 308 72 032 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 125 number.. 27 136 23 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 114 130 number.. 39 396 37 273 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 73 number.. 9 425 9 025 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 29 number.. (D) 11 772 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 286 acres.. 49 824 37 278 bushels.. 2 434 695 1 949 870 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 184 210 acres.. 21 863 22 174 tons, green.. 141 862 144 707 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 325 380 acres.. 107 849 100 167 bushels.. 2 343 757 2 536 269 Barley for grain..............farms.. 128 259 acres.. 16 790 29 497 bushels.. 638 201 999 531 Oats for grain................farms.. 125 175 acres.. 11 143 14 892 bushels.. 466 672 579 935 Sunflower seed................farms.. 115 88 acres.. 32 127 25 058 pounds.. 33 854 896 29 955 476 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 406 acres.. 99 572 109 647 tons, dry.. 166 773 175 160 @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. .