1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOODY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 640 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 284 888 280 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 619 253 440 Average per acre .........dollars.. 743 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 651 56 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 593 618 acres.. 248 696 242 231 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 606 acres.. 206 992 184 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 25 acres.. 1 601 2 036 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 068 58 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 732 88 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 323 24 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 746 33 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 134 166 $100,000 or more .................... 174 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 955 45 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 242 68 656 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 640 661 $1,000.. 11 336 13 082 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 712 19 792 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 530 Other ............................... 147 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 229 200 days or more ................... 148 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 335 number.. 36 776 38 929 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 231 number.. 11 994 9 114 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 52 number.. 1 802 2 014 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 343 number.. 25 862 34 715 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 175 193 number.. 52 127 50 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 186 206 number.. 106 790 92 967 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 83 number.. 23 411 7 513 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 22 number.. 2 878 5 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 460 1 145 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 489 561 acres.. 94 298 75 791 bushels.. 8 461 100 8 034 149 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 125 123 acres.. 4 463 3 459 tons, green.. 52 581 49 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 197 acres.. 3 202 7 218 bushels.. 120 792 233 114 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 27 acres.. 346 1 412 bushels.. 19 626 59 325 Oats for grain................farms.. 136 310 acres.. 3 888 10 485 bushels.. 306 643 598 105 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 348 acres.. 15 024 16 427 tons, dry.. 40 946 48 652 @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. .