1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SPINK COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 743 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 890 711 905 592 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 199 1 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 460 934 332 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 377 308 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 998 81 797 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 159 198 1,000 acres or more ................. 348 367 Total cropland .................farms.. 678 747 acres.. 712 322 733 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 731 acres.. 560 768 502 754 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 84 acres.. 21 325 20 827 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 071 93 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 603 114 708 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 925 34 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 146 58 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 187 $100,000 or more .................... 272 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 349 75 146 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 713 92 317 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 743 814 $1,000.. 21 431 19 037 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 844 23 388 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 707 Other ............................... 142 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 254 200 days or more ................... 124 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 532 number.. 101 521 91 702 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 464 number.. 34 227 32 547 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 30 number.. 881 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 546 number.. 90 344 73 672 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 147 189 number.. 58 711 57 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 160 204 number.. 90 904 92 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 92 114 number.. 17 273 24 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 495 591 acres.. 124 760 94 301 bushels.. 7 217 858 6 502 731 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 185 219 acres.. 16 251 12 863 tons, green.. 129 121 92 877 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 528 661 acres.. 215 150 194 416 bushels.. 6 206 744 5 583 007 Barley for grain..............farms.. 101 349 acres.. 12 152 35 028 bushels.. 501 168 1 379 727 Oats for grain................farms.. 155 254 acres.. 11 077 16 355 bushels.. 529 967 854 733 Sunflower seed................farms.. 179 146 acres.. 35 049 21 179 pounds.. 39 926 473 26 397 359 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 430 477 acres.. 55 713 58 400 tons, dry.. 118 893 115 310 @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. .