1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JERAULD COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 282 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 057 310 192 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 185 1 017 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 001 238 866 Average per acre .........dollars.. 253 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 180 45 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 273 acres.. 165 565 176 739 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 258 acres.. 112 921 116 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 1 413 2 097 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 820 29 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 474 95 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 854 5 354 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 966 23 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 55 $100,000 or more .................... 75 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 320 21 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 424 71 765 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 282 305 $1,000.. 4 939 5 719 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 515 18 751 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 248 Other ............................... 61 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 120 200 days or more ................... 42 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 237 number.. 52 103 44 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 194 number.. 20 472 17 351 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 29 number.. 342 786 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 243 number.. 38 249 32 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 76 number.. 15 428 24 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 86 number.. 35 392 48 988 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 48 number.. 3 982 5 948 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 110 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 177 acres.. 26 937 23 759 bushels.. 1 812 120 1 591 854 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 72 69 acres.. 5 323 6 215 tons, green.. 36 277 44 455 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 172 acres.. 29 027 25 551 bushels.. 918 123 762 255 Barley for grain..............farms.. 52 103 acres.. 4 786 10 564 bushels.. 200 349 424 133 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 120 acres.. 4 544 6 173 bushels.. 267 682 300 602 Sunflower seed................farms.. 14 27 acres.. 3 300 4 489 pounds.. 5 252 898 4 239 652 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 207 acres.. 41 121 37 339 tons, dry.. 67 243 66 594 @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. .