1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 198 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 584 231 594 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 951 2 790 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 492 554 803 Average per acre .........dollars.. 154 203 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 180 67 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 11 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 192 acres.. 206 917 216 109 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 183 acres.. 95 351 124 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 215 956 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 467 17 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 269 83 397 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 578 6 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 889 10 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 48 $100,000 or more .................... 51 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 321 14 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 327 69 632 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 198 213 $1,000.. 3 719 3 591 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 782 16 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 181 Other ............................... 39 32 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 74 200 days or more ................... 32 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 147 number.. 41 009 38 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 133 number.. 20 576 19 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 13 number.. 145 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 152 number.. 24 626 22 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 23 number.. 2 423 2 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 3 677 7 717 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 15 number.. 3 101 3 443 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 689 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 17 acres.. 844 1 715 bushels.. 54 475 80 970 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 5 acres.. 225 545 tons, green.. 2 400 4 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 146 acres.. 41 272 58 039 bushels.. 812 332 1 791 526 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 13 acres.. 87 745 bushels.. 5 200 23 877 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 71 acres.. 3 108 6 020 bushels.. 183 107 247 732 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) 640 610 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 151 acres.. 46 288 45 577 tons, dry.. 60 947 55 628 @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. .