1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUTCHINSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 931 995 Land in farms ..................acres.. 502 469 490 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 540 493 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 323 222 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 535 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 401 60 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 330 369 500 to 999 acres .................... 277 258 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 866 918 acres.. 427 924 418 643 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 843 888 acres.. 338 774 300 350 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 1 605 2 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 110 69 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 492 70 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 079 24 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 031 45 388 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 175 217 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 235 230 $100,000 or more .................... 269 201 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 417 52 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 115 52 518 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 930 995 $1,000.. 24 635 17 600 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 490 17 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 803 865 Other ............................... 128 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 285 200 days or more ................... 120 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 677 742 number.. 67 547 73 484 Beef cows ..................farms.. 548 588 number.. 24 873 27 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 145 number.. 5 308 5 928 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 681 746 number.. 33 154 35 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 318 330 number.. 114 595 92 086 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 328 345 number.. 207 076 161 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 85 number.. 5 663 5 909 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 72 number.. (D) 75 916 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 15 792 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 758 813 acres.. 139 457 119 345 bushels.. 12 421 548 8 658 171 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 310 321 acres.. 11 285 11 348 tons, green.. 123 446 120 836 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 247 174 acres.. 17 932 8 796 bushels.. 688 228 231 842 Barley for grain..............farms.. 40 79 acres.. 3 356 7 646 bushels.. 175 313 260 548 Oats for grain................farms.. 360 518 acres.. 16 440 32 679 bushels.. 1 108 731 1 274 906 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 310 (D) pounds.. 400 500 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 609 645 acres.. 42 932 43 481 tons, dry.. 108 551 112 752 @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. .