1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MINER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 424 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 435 327 880 Average size of farm .......acres.. 739 672 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 014 185 182 Average per acre .........dollars.. 382 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 880 41 745 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 444 acres.. 236 970 253 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 428 acres.. 163 870 159 581 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 72 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 909 29 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 049 61 245 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 769 9 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 140 20 554 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 115 $100,000 or more .................... 109 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 780 20 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 160 43 024 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 424 488 $1,000.. 7 510 7 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 711 14 582 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 380 Other ............................... 78 108 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 187 200 days or more ................... 54 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 366 number.. 43 383 45 342 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 319 number.. 19 380 19 067 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 41 number.. 1 338 1 434 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 375 number.. 24 175 24 674 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 98 number.. 38 252 29 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 100 number.. 84 233 61 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 81 number.. 6 783 8 306 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 27 number.. 802 2 567 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 299 357 acres.. 56 398 47 695 bushels.. 4 150 440 3 666 211 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 88 83 acres.. 4 221 4 158 tons, green.. 27 425 39 346 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 181 acres.. 21 935 21 728 bushels.. 732 379 564 460 Barley for grain..............farms.. 76 194 acres.. 5 763 19 043 bushels.. 298 775 699 630 Oats for grain................farms.. 159 219 acres.. 10 231 16 670 bushels.. 648 572 685 196 Sunflower seed................farms.. 21 16 acres.. 5 578 1 395 pounds.. 7 385 920 1 396 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 350 acres.. 37 133 37 082 tons, dry.. 74 757 75 591 @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. .