1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEADE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 811 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 2 076 199 2 019 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 560 2 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 305 555 557 Average per acre .........dollars.. 175 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 838 37 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 450 456 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 689 acres.. 398 707 396 724 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 637 663 acres.. 229 128 264 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 48 acres.. 6 281 6 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 586 42 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 210 51 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 618 9 186 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 968 33 689 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 172 158 $100,000 or more .................... 139 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 163 31 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 591 37 812 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 811 826 $1,000.. 13 452 12 468 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 587 15 095 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 595 611 Other ............................... 216 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 366 200 days or more ................... 157 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 626 642 number.. 116 628 114 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 561 573 number.. 66 010 60 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 87 124 number.. 1 369 2 225 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 626 654 number.. 65 136 61 297 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 59 number.. 5 048 5 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 54 number.. 9 986 10 371 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 111 104 number.. 31 561 34 781 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 93 number.. 3 025 6 787 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 360 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 18 acres.. 911 1 109 bushels.. 98 858 99 620 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 22 acres.. 1 630 1 772 tons, green.. 11 635 12 018 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 248 acres.. 61 042 63 650 bushels.. 1 990 753 1 971 614 Barley for grain..............farms.. 59 97 acres.. 8 845 7 070 bushels.. 311 489 215 209 Oats for grain................farms.. 118 206 acres.. 7 748 13 868 bushels.. 373 973 541 120 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 559 pounds.. 0 559 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 603 627 acres.. 154 260 172 854 tons, dry.. 149 905 219 964 @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. .