1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 321 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 101 552 844 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 580 1 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 515 595 394 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 323 270 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 916 86 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 180 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 341 acres.. 325 859 366 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 329 acres.. 227 033 218 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 3 477 3 526 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 242 33 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 827 89 060 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 610 11 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 632 21 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 79 $100,000 or more .................... 125 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 101 30 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 349 81 339 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 321 369 $1,000.. 10 503 3 645 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 720 9 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 295 Other ............................... 59 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 144 200 days or more ................... 61 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 203 number.. 45 004 41 987 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 164 number.. 16 358 16 018 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 17 number.. 432 826 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 208 number.. 31 028 30 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 85 number.. 22 748 20 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 93 number.. 59 042 36 604 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 31 number.. 4 631 7 206 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 922 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 145 184 acres.. 31 205 26 048 bushels.. 1 553 820 1 305 127 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 80 acres.. 5 436 8 111 tons, green.. 40 343 58 755 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 235 295 acres.. 119 709 99 250 bushels.. 4 009 570 2 636 500 Barley for grain..............farms.. 81 178 acres.. 15 750 27 865 bushels.. 725 719 860 905 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 124 acres.. 10 852 13 225 bushels.. 713 076 523 328 Sunflower seed................farms.. 58 55 acres.. 11 640 10 550 pounds.. 14 020 464 11 933 971 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 204 acres.. 30 060 35 409 tons, dry.. 51 057 46 638 @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. .