1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HYDE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 240 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 064 486 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 271 2 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 203 598 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 183 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 755 56 986 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 144 145 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 193 acres.. 203 402 199 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 198 185 acres.. 139 594 130 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 370 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 420 18 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 750 79 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 917 5 091 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 503 13 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 47 $100,000 or more .................... 73 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 925 15 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 676 66 198 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 241 231 $1,000.. 5 065 3 096 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 017 13 402 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 196 Other ............................... 44 35 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 76 200 days or more ................... 32 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 178 number.. 63 654 49 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 156 number.. (D) 23 939 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 180 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 178 number.. 30 915 24 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 31 number.. 7 961 2 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 33 number.. 10 054 7 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 52 number.. 10 027 12 965 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) 1 442 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 53 acres.. 9 618 6 251 bushels.. 374 009 261 236 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 92 acres.. 11 049 9 811 tons, green.. 70 397 46 592 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 117 acres.. 46 383 47 390 bushels.. 910 144 1 316 047 Barley for grain..............farms.. 45 65 acres.. 5 397 7 204 bushels.. 221 857 204 802 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 96 acres.. 7 572 11 019 bushels.. 403 284 392 267 Sunflower seed................farms.. 19 11 acres.. 3 496 3 002 pounds.. 4 603 798 4 436 400 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 159 156 acres.. 61 299 49 520 tons, dry.. 91 929 65 298 @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. .