1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KINGSBURY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 614 649 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 063 465 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 749 717 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 441 239 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 391 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 519 65 928 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 136 Total cropland .................farms.. 549 589 acres.. 369 114 367 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 569 acres.. 284 578 247 613 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 12 acres.. 3 041 1 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 107 59 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 780 92 023 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 751 19 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 356 40 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 171 $100,000 or more .................... 167 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 695 46 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 936 72 143 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 614 650 $1,000.. 13 084 12 923 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 310 19 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 471 508 Other ............................... 143 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 226 200 days or more ................... 106 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 385 395 number.. 61 685 61 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 323 number.. 25 840 22 299 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 53 number.. 1 126 1 929 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 411 number.. 45 911 52 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 93 number.. 18 000 18 568 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 99 number.. 41 079 46 587 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 92 number.. 8 364 9 034 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 2 475 290 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 429 484 acres.. 100 225 73 479 bushels.. 6 760 400 6 431 315 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 163 120 acres.. 10 113 6 754 tons, green.. 80 966 54 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 319 438 acres.. 55 624 63 859 bushels.. 1 895 674 1 678 050 Barley for grain..............farms.. 63 245 acres.. 4 896 20 356 bushels.. 246 419 852 628 Oats for grain................farms.. 177 236 acres.. 10 321 14 449 bushels.. 716 918 775 011 Sunflower seed................farms.. 44 33 acres.. 14 761 5 972 pounds.. 20 456 214 8 043 252 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 431 acres.. 37 863 39 448 tons, dry.. 91 899 99 348 @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. .