1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STANLEY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 198 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 903 980 861 251 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 566 4 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 774 473 1 208 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 169 279 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 939 58 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 11 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 126 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 152 acres.. 229 190 205 731 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 144 acres.. 106 462 125 641 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 327 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 865 21 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 226 107 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 846 6 876 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 019 14 289 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 34 $100,000 or more .................... 63 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 710 17 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 345 87 651 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 198 196 $1,000.. 2 397 3 712 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 104 18 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 157 Other ............................... 52 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 70 200 days or more ................... 58 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 123 number.. 39 146 41 027 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 106 number.. 19 989 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. 14 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 127 number.. 24 038 30 859 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 23 number.. 791 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 1 470 1 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 1 561 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 14 number.. 150 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 6 acres.. 213 398 bushels.. 18 050 22 945 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 1 120 tons, green.. (D) 4 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 104 acres.. 65 533 77 409 bushels.. 1 369 675 2 280 850 Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 17 acres.. 317 1 105 bushels.. 14 884 31 520 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 36 acres.. 1 517 4 726 bushels.. 74 260 178 099 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 1 090 pounds.. (D) 776 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 108 acres.. 38 143 31 000 tons, dry.. 43 199 34 215 @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. .