1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHANNON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 208 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 417 516 1 356 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 7 422 6 523 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 076 995 920 288 Average per acre .........dollars.. 147 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 774 31 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 149 acres.. 95 900 100 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 113 127 acres.. 45 414 51 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 119 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 666 9 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 076 44 143 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 785 2 756 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 881 6 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 33 $100,000 or more .................... 34 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 047 7 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 615 35 824 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 190 208 $1,000.. 2 204 1 892 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 600 9 098 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 136 Other ............................... 68 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 106 200 days or more ................... 51 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 148 149 number.. 30 824 28 890 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 139 number.. 18 078 17 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 23 41 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 145 number.. 16 987 14 427 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 14 number.. 2 729 2 837 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 13 number.. 5 238 5 627 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 215 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. 466 630 bushels.. 29 510 22 000 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 62 acres.. 19 666 25 751 bushels.. 656 280 872 396 Barley for grain..............farms.. 10 26 acres.. 882 2 806 bushels.. 41 750 96 952 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 19 acres.. 476 1 466 bushels.. 23 305 44 096 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 94 acres.. 18 810 17 480 tons, dry.. 22 903 22 165 @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. .