1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 262 1 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 425 288 432 472 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 846 214 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 880 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 836 46 088 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 249 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 345 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 229 236 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 129 1 255 acres.. 369 405 372 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 071 1 200 acres.. 311 584 279 652 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 1 112 2 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 865 95 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 717 69 090 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 887 36 254 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 977 59 228 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 165 228 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 237 253 $100,000 or more .................... 295 247 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 829 74 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 256 53 610 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 262 1 382 $1,000.. 21 372 21 235 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 935 15 366 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 780 917 Other ............................... 482 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 610 665 200 days or more ................... 413 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 695 728 number.. 64 198 64 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 455 448 number.. 18 410 16 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 165 number.. 5 623 6 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 674 740 number.. 44 286 49 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 301 312 number.. 103 713 78 587 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 324 338 number.. 183 662 145 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 119 number.. 10 795 21 155 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 21 number.. 745 6 345 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 804 978 acres.. 148 702 122 529 bushels.. 14 372 001 11 733 484 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 219 225 acres.. 7 965 6 890 tons, green.. 108 364 86 479 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 129 acres.. 3 515 7 382 bushels.. 141 680 231 182 Barley for grain..............farms.. 12 70 acres.. 395 2 932 bushels.. 25 464 131 296 Oats for grain................farms.. 261 441 acres.. 8 842 19 000 bushels.. 616 435 1 062 780 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 715 773 acres.. 35 451 32 485 tons, dry.. 102 555 102 556 @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. .