1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TURNER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 955 1 038 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 239 370 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 268 202 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 749 565 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 653 46 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 324 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 196 195 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 876 979 acres.. 325 995 327 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 842 954 acres.. 283 298 253 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 76 acres.. 18 175 14 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 496 96 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 325 93 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 128 28 332 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 368 68 358 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 182 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 194 228 $100,000 or more .................... 259 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 267 70 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 823 67 528 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 956 1 038 $1,000.. 23 999 25 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 103 24 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 725 796 Other ............................... 230 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 419 200 days or more ................... 192 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 543 614 number.. 53 222 57 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 336 362 number.. 11 972 11 290 Milk cows ..................farms.. 122 135 number.. 5 953 5 430 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 555 638 number.. 49 556 59 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 286 307 number.. 87 857 75 559 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 299 322 number.. 155 731 126 884 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 107 116 number.. 17 513 11 206 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 53 number.. (D) 30 801 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 2 209 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 725 840 acres.. 126 607 100 925 bushels.. 12 992 707 8 525 080 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 260 272 acres.. 8 968 7 920 tons, green.. 142 394 101 519 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 80 acres.. 1 430 2 839 bushels.. 55 856 85 458 Barley for grain..............farms.. 13 44 acres.. 596 1 737 bushels.. 44 910 71 803 Oats for grain................farms.. 272 456 acres.. 9 434 17 226 bushels.. 669 968 742 829 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 531 606 acres.. 25 268 23 213 tons, dry.. 74 718 65 741 @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. .