1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 353 413 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 174 245 382 Average size of farm .......acres.. 695 594 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 910 208 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 508 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 005 52 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 372 acres.. 194 962 193 291 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 310 360 acres.. 157 940 133 648 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 283 599 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 314 27 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 039 65 939 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 654 9 454 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 660 17 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 87 $100,000 or more .................... 94 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 265 22 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 846 54 585 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 354 413 $1,000.. 8 347 4 020 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 579 9 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 330 Other ............................... 86 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 142 200 days or more ................... 71 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 287 number.. 26 347 26 249 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 221 number.. 11 392 10 407 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 59 number.. 1 699 2 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 293 number.. 13 261 13 603 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 105 124 number.. 41 567 30 436 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 128 number.. 79 465 59 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 60 number.. 2 182 4 304 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 24 976 52 394 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 313 acres.. 61 726 56 274 bushels.. 5 203 986 3 801 690 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 70 89 acres.. 2 540 4 004 tons, green.. 27 622 38 573 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 36 acres.. 13 812 4 751 bushels.. 542 321 156 841 Barley for grain..............farms.. 25 85 acres.. 3 074 11 690 bushels.. 177 767 414 685 Oats for grain................farms.. 173 224 acres.. 20 133 23 725 bushels.. 1 335 430 978 562 Sunflower seed................farms.. 13 6 acres.. 3 816 365 pounds.. 4 326 800 401 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 272 acres.. 18 589 18 818 tons, dry.. 40 726 43 683 @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. .