1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 573 606 Land in farms ..................acres.. 297 819 293 880 Average size of farm .......acres.. 520 485 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 856 212 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 564 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 923 46 636 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 538 acres.. 257 107 250 508 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 474 519 acres.. 209 994 178 286 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 1 562 1 658 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 476 56 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 268 93 200 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 484 20 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 992 35 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 123 $100,000 or more .................... 167 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 779 41 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 522 68 226 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 572 608 $1,000.. 13 438 14 758 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 492 24 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 431 463 Other ............................... 142 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 222 200 days or more ................... 123 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 341 number.. 37 528 37 125 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 251 number.. 12 229 12 085 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 58 number.. 1 179 1 877 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 349 number.. 30 212 26 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 160 193 number.. 63 573 61 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 175 199 number.. 141 456 115 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 52 number.. 3 177 3 697 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 30 number.. 215 725 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 470 acres.. 97 600 74 928 bushels.. 8 431 312 7 197 799 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 138 135 acres.. 5 946 4 829 tons, green.. 64 675 58 418 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 274 acres.. 6 972 19 525 bushels.. 280 990 674 061 Barley for grain..............farms.. 34 152 acres.. 3 108 12 492 bushels.. 169 704 492 697 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 242 acres.. 7 000 14 112 bushels.. 483 351 724 976 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 1 377 pounds.. (D) 2 441 517 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 326 acres.. 15 121 16 460 tons, dry.. 37 900 46 552 @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. .