1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYMAN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 421 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 846 435 897 966 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 011 2 055 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 184 536 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 235 264 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 618 66 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 244 261 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 401 acres.. 433 565 403 681 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 388 acres.. 206 512 235 965 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 6 151 7 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 872 34 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 705 79 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 446 16 048 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 426 18 765 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 120 $100,000 or more .................... 94 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 097 24 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 897 55 690 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 420 437 $1,000.. 4 111 9 826 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 788 22 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 362 Other ............................... 96 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 176 200 days or more ................... 76 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 273 number.. 61 461 58 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 242 number.. 30 854 29 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. 507 581 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 274 number.. 32 231 31 705 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 71 number.. 11 630 10 499 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 74 number.. 21 184 26 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 35 number.. 6 282 4 823 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 1 004 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 81 acres.. 10 773 10 661 bushels.. 1 001 988 866 111 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 32 acres.. 2 225 2 844 tons, green.. 29 020 27 068 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 226 298 acres.. 90 741 101 876 bushels.. 2 022 652 3 710 966 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 16 acres.. 72 865 bushels.. 2 760 27 360 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 112 acres.. 4 704 7 776 bushels.. 166 026 324 477 Sunflower seed................farms.. 14 22 acres.. 2 472 3 585 pounds.. 3 642 552 4 736 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 261 acres.. 71 565 67 773 tons, dry.. 98 108 81 374 @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. .