1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 272 253 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 077 207 123 Average size of farm .......acres.. 717 819 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 830 287 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 386 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 352 18 261 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 225 209 acres.. 42 580 38 774 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 190 acres.. 24 695 26 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 40 acres.. 3 041 3 346 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 968 8 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 969 33 794 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 531 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 437 8 080 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 24 $100,000 or more .................... 20 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 245 6 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 540 26 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 273 252 $1,000.. 1 339 1 885 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 906 7 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 148 Other ............................... 115 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 132 200 days or more ................... 89 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 171 number.. 18 473 17 801 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 134 number.. 8 604 6 967 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 27 number.. 886 990 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 174 number.. 10 536 12 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 035 874 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 8 number.. 2 653 1 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 2 086 1 844 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. (D) 540 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 7 acres.. 133 (D) bushels.. (D) 17 228 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 16 acres.. 356 575 tons, green.. 2 096 5 285 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 197 bushels.. (D) 6 397 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. 105 236 bushels.. (D) 9 364 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 25 acres.. 657 1 015 bushels.. 34 288 53 575 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 177 acres.. 23 722 24 883 tons, dry.. 26 918 39 293 @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. .