1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERKINS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 555 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 726 299 1 817 032 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 110 2 993 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 641 590 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 120 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 069 59 171 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 365 392 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 521 acres.. 423 543 454 848 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 453 500 acres.. 231 083 264 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 21 acres.. 531 2 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 514 42 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 998 70 243 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 405 8 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 109 34 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 135 $100,000 or more .................... 126 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 668 33 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 060 54 650 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 555 607 $1,000.. 7 882 10 327 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 202 17 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 463 507 Other ............................... 92 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 197 200 days or more ................... 62 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 392 435 number.. 87 314 97 601 Beef cows ..................farms.. 372 402 number.. 51 594 52 387 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 58 number.. 310 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 446 number.. 52 439 62 372 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 50 number.. 4 170 6 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 54 number.. 9 589 13 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 104 119 number.. 45 257 44 062 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 69 number.. 679 1 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 225 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 41 acres.. 2 552 3 688 bushels.. 150 734 197 035 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 89 acres.. 9 282 9 572 tons, green.. 62 325 55 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 245 321 acres.. 77 328 86 966 bushels.. 2 202 471 2 138 942 Barley for grain..............farms.. 124 180 acres.. 15 526 20 243 bushels.. 631 588 787 529 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 192 acres.. 9 281 15 559 bushels.. 499 621 708 919 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 2 402 pounds.. (D) 2 738 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 429 acres.. 121 144 125 169 tons, dry.. 144 328 156 927 @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. .