1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TRIPP COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 741 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 006 831 960 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 359 1 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 015 267 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 253 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 382 59 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 329 338 Total cropland .................farms.. 648 668 acres.. 466 520 479 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 598 650 acres.. 289 694 307 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 2 430 2 675 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 406 49 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 471 64 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 514 11 989 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 892 37 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 161 $100,000 or more .................... 181 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 481 38 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 110 49 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 740 770 $1,000.. 12 688 12 325 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 146 16 007 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 637 Other ............................... 151 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 237 200 days or more ................... 120 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 577 575 number.. 112 132 107 193 Beef cows ..................farms.. 495 505 number.. 51 769 49 809 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 81 number.. 3 110 2 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 588 number.. 59 887 54 618 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 218 219 number.. 57 050 41 223 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 224 222 number.. 118 258 78 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 72 number.. 11 660 8 085 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 56 number.. 12 769 14 726 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 266 317 acres.. 35 400 33 782 bushels.. 1 871 374 1 781 051 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 87 72 acres.. 4 645 3 830 tons, green.. 34 150 30 772 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 253 333 acres.. 57 855 65 302 bushels.. 1 196 482 2 267 084 Barley for grain..............farms.. 32 62 acres.. 1 797 3 614 bushels.. 71 275 123 974 Oats for grain................farms.. 213 298 acres.. 16 865 24 351 bushels.. 917 520 1 005 121 Sunflower seed................farms.. 37 53 acres.. 3 934 5 170 pounds.. 4 859 674 5 592 668 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 527 563 acres.. 132 311 132 459 tons, dry.. 219 994 220 113 @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. .