1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 636 614 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 066 060 1 142 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 676 1 860 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 858 446 036 Average per acre .........dollars.. 191 254 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 052 42 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 241 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 504 acres.. 291 086 271 107 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 463 acres.. 143 698 149 465 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 71 acres.. 11 646 8 860 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 909 25 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 750 41 553 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 084 7 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 825 17 530 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 86 $100,000 or more .................... 96 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 981 21 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 514 34 847 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 635 617 $1,000.. 7 587 2 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 948 4 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 372 Other ............................... 233 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 308 200 days or more ................... 157 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 424 number.. 68 357 56 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 383 376 number.. 36 418 32 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 60 number.. 811 1 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 423 420 number.. 48 060 33 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 36 number.. 3 206 2 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 40 number.. 5 292 5 053 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 27 number.. 2 768 1 677 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 59 number.. 1 218 2 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 410 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 19 acres.. 933 1 340 bushels.. 46 015 57 004 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 14 acres.. 669 933 tons, green.. 4 332 4 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 175 acres.. 65 843 62 274 bushels.. 2 209 841 2 158 137 Barley for grain..............farms.. 18 54 acres.. 1 295 4 011 bushels.. 62 195 129 174 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 115 acres.. 4 935 7 451 bushels.. 299 484 321 527 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 400 425 acres.. 70 072 71 321 tons, dry.. 86 649 92 423 @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. .