1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUGHES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 256 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 390 720 368 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 526 1 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 538 380 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 324 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 641 57 984 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 221 246 acres.. 221 814 229 108 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 226 acres.. 145 373 140 086 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 40 acres.. 12 344 14 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 809 19 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 630 65 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 563 10 708 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 246 8 721 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 49 $100,000 or more .................... 77 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 180 15 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 523 53 526 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 257 296 $1,000.. 4 768 1 526 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 554 5 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 203 Other ............................... 60 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 153 200 days or more ................... 60 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 172 number.. 31 772 27 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 158 number.. 16 268 15 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 10 number.. 95 73 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 174 number.. 16 603 16 435 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 43 number.. 32 327 9 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 44 number.. 62 820 15 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 34 number.. 3 873 4 538 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 16 number.. 75 1 902 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 99 acres.. 25 536 23 107 bushels.. 1 658 952 1 591 727 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 35 acres.. 3 343 3 741 tons, green.. 20 658 18 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 155 acres.. 67 024 65 180 bushels.. 1 712 138 1 921 884 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 17 acres.. 588 1 600 bushels.. 26 292 49 349 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 78 acres.. 6 071 10 689 bushels.. 340 746 428 196 Sunflower seed................farms.. 27 26 acres.. 8 334 6 431 pounds.. 9 982 621 7 450 544 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 142 acres.. 28 976 24 365 tons, dry.. 43 432 35 574 @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. .