1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 327 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 361 106 1 279 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 162 4 075 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 304 1 001 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 133 230 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 256 52 340 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 196 Total cropland .................farms.. 263 250 acres.. 237 199 207 536 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 235 acres.. 125 740 112 909 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 3 040 2 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 922 20 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 388 65 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 866 5 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 056 15 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 83 $100,000 or more .................... 68 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 117 17 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 709 57 185 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 313 $1,000.. 6 644 3 813 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 381 12 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 259 Other ............................... 71 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 108 200 days or more ................... 63 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 265 248 number.. 69 930 56 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 234 number.. 41 314 30 461 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 41 number.. 125 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 259 number.. 42 370 33 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 33 number.. 4 402 2 421 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 38 number.. 8 455 6 150 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 12 number.. 2 877 1 378 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 35 number.. 863 1 204 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 166 acres.. 51 052 48 637 bushels.. 1 377 746 1 503 370 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 3 118 1 339 bushels.. 108 960 35 879 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 64 acres.. 11 761 3 595 bushels.. 145 610 124 172 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 205 acres.. 68 137 53 854 tons, dry.. 77 774 65 684 @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. .