1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDING COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 282 301 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 657 305 1 567 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 877 5 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 627 692 1 010 100 Average per acre .........dollars.. 103 197 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 535 60 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 7 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 215 221 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 239 acres.. 193 951 209 867 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 226 acres.. 95 065 124 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 19 acres.. 1 362 1 733 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 147 22 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 175 74 586 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 081 3 310 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 067 19 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 71 $100,000 or more .................... 79 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 830 18 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 772 61 667 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 282 300 $1,000.. 6 163 4 119 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 853 13 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 249 Other ............................... 47 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 107 200 days or more ................... 42 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 237 number.. 66 161 59 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 227 number.. 38 688 34 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 29 number.. 45 137 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 242 number.. 35 677 33 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 33 number.. 5 200 4 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 33 number.. 7 180 7 179 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 122 126 number.. 74 602 52 707 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 36 number.. (D) 1 068 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 327 (D) bushels.. 15 202 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 19 acres.. 1 513 1 479 tons, green.. 8 257 8 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 122 acres.. 18 153 35 695 bushels.. 437 440 906 563 Barley for grain..............farms.. 49 79 acres.. 6 820 10 102 bushels.. 264 677 391 868 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 90 acres.. 4 205 8 563 bushels.. 201 193 379 131 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 203 acres.. 65 981 69 581 tons, dry.. 59 739 77 017 @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. .