1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROBERTS COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 904 994 Land in farms ..................acres.. 604 219 607 630 Average size of farm .......acres.. 668 611 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 354 206 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 454 359 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 249 56 369 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 207 247 1,000 acres or more ................. 222 206 Total cropland .................farms.. 815 910 acres.. 473 599 476 252 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 773 884 acres.. 380 454 337 886 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 17 acres.. 2 491 3 066 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 539 57 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 561 58 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 470 25 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 069 32 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 204 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 162 203 $100,000 or more .................... 268 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 121 46 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 222 47 124 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 905 996 $1,000.. 15 448 11 414 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 069 11 460 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 722 815 Other ............................... 182 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 335 390 200 days or more ................... 135 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 495 580 number.. 53 419 56 504 Beef cows ..................farms.. 377 414 number.. 18 890 19 315 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 111 number.. 3 339 4 373 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 600 number.. 34 722 37 522 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 161 182 number.. 41 632 42 209 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 188 number.. 71 092 70 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 86 number.. 7 708 7 212 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 39 number.. (D) 24 861 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 485 580 acres.. 71 488 56 422 bushels.. 6 140 632 4 471 749 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 171 217 acres.. 8 123 8 525 tons, green.. 79 583 81 062 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 563 682 acres.. 100 067 84 068 bushels.. 4 212 174 2 519 763 Barley for grain..............farms.. 186 447 acres.. 22 611 48 093 bushels.. 1 464 323 2 190 473 Oats for grain................farms.. 170 272 acres.. 7 874 15 300 bushels.. 534 788 813 230 Sunflower seed................farms.. 40 75 acres.. 4 624 7 719 pounds.. 6 678 171 8 053 382 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 517 605 acres.. 56 587 65 806 tons, dry.. 113 017 120 650 @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. .