1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TODD COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 245 281 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 079 266 1 055 588 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 405 3 757 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 757 643 645 740 Average per acre .........dollars.. 164 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 027 56 215 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 241 acres.. 144 420 147 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 225 acres.. 96 079 106 690 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 24 acres.. 14 091 8 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 129 21 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 403 78 206 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 851 3 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 278 18 826 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 77 $100,000 or more .................... 65 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 933 15 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 277 56 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 245 281 $1,000.. 4 068 5 661 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 605 20 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 224 Other ............................... 41 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 103 200 days or more ................... 35 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 229 number.. 60 020 65 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 197 number.. 29 477 31 329 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 25 number.. 276 635 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 230 number.. 32 644 35 460 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 30 number.. 1 839 2 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 28 number.. 4 288 4 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 16 number.. 945 1 228 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. 485 1 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 55 acres.. 8 753 7 492 bushels.. 537 095 710 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 13 acres.. 871 818 tons, green.. 6 495 8 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 37 acres.. 4 711 6 362 bushels.. 106 389 177 358 Barley for grain..............farms.. 6 10 acres.. 583 1 462 bushels.. 18 310 46 050 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 55 acres.. 2 981 3 598 bushels.. 151 125 120 988 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 395 pounds.. 0 451 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 211 acres.. 74 587 81 008 tons, dry.. 91 179 110 797 @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. .