1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MELLETTE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 265 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 701 352 649 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 647 2 786 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 150 414 399 Average per acre .........dollars.. 153 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 004 49 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 16 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 159 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 204 acres.. 159 789 149 221 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 198 acres.. 86 400 90 134 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 862 1 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 338 16 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 199 72 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 660 3 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 678 13 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 9 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 54 $100,000 or more .................... 64 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 710 12 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 962 55 731 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 265 233 $1,000.. 4 695 3 317 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 717 14 236 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 191 Other ............................... 39 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 84 200 days or more ................... 35 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 194 number.. 53 695 46 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 179 number.. 30 793 26 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 20 number.. 300 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 202 number.. 28 493 26 684 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 47 number.. 4 208 5 301 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 49 number.. 8 475 12 347 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 14 number.. 1 806 2 267 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 20 acres.. 2 404 1 867 bushels.. 94 082 90 249 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 17 acres.. 900 1 183 tons, green.. 8 260 12 248 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 114 acres.. 27 484 28 426 bushels.. 624 857 897 999 Barley for grain..............farms.. 0 14 acres.. 0 1 042 bushels.. 0 32 735 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 58 acres.. 2 806 4 560 bushels.. 137 378 200 359 Sunflower seed................farms.. 3 18 acres.. 950 2 504 pounds.. 1 199 000 2 001 943 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 174 acres.. 45 730 41 567 tons, dry.. 61 278 60 923 @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. .