1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC COOK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 619 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 998 327 410 Average size of farm .......acres.. 527 479 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 246 172 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 483 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 835 56 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 634 acres.. 273 160 273 493 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 539 606 acres.. 217 334 191 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 40 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 798 43 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 527 63 619 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 744 17 348 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 055 26 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 164 $100,000 or more .................... 200 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 036 33 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 678 49 362 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 619 682 $1,000.. 15 216 10 697 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 582 15 684 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 503 566 Other ............................... 116 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 192 200 days or more ................... 98 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 482 number.. 42 802 46 090 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 376 number.. 14 742 16 597 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 85 number.. 3 304 3 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 412 484 number.. 23 710 22 150 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 178 228 number.. 67 112 55 901 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 187 236 number.. 116 468 87 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 74 number.. 3 262 4 343 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 36 number.. 8 703 12 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 6 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 458 548 acres.. 89 957 75 539 bushels.. 8 048 037 5 902 526 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 170 198 acres.. 7 903 7 193 tons, green.. 87 460 70 157 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 77 acres.. 5 722 4 042 bushels.. 218 353 135 647 Barley for grain..............farms.. 31 161 acres.. 1 819 12 778 bushels.. 118 247 485 203 Oats for grain................farms.. 192 280 acres.. 10 948 16 390 bushels.. 801 584 739 904 Sunflower seed................farms.. 8 0 acres.. 1 283 0 pounds.. 1 864 700 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 444 acres.. 22 814 26 184 tons, dry.. 60 742 64 903 @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. .