1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 939 1 064 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 802 330 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 589 216 679 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 800 41 261 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 318 377 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 988 acres.. 293 696 299 051 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 817 963 acres.. 264 036 234 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 1 688 1 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 487 63 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 521 59 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 685 31 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 802 32 818 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 247 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 190 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 198 $100,000 or more .................... 225 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 085 46 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 858 43 472 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 938 1 063 $1,000.. 18 711 16 182 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 948 15 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 669 752 Other ............................... 270 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 481 200 days or more ................... 233 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 429 467 number.. 38 376 32 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 286 number.. 7 799 7 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 70 number.. 1 896 2 533 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 437 493 number.. 34 376 30 493 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 205 252 number.. 62 289 52 583 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 228 265 number.. 106 089 95 685 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 98 number.. 6 726 7 850 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 28 number.. (D) 16 317 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 706 856 acres.. 125 173 99 734 bushels.. 13 972 466 8 888 192 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 144 acres.. 4 000 4 204 tons, green.. 62 042 53 030 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 22 acres.. 1 325 1 002 bushels.. 39 611 29 747 Barley for grain..............farms.. 2 16 acres.. (D) 446 bushels.. (D) 18 835 Oats for grain................farms.. 134 276 acres.. 3 668 8 433 bushels.. 257 480 422 457 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 465 486 acres.. 15 313 14 372 tons, dry.. 44 139 38 570 @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. .