1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 560 635 Land in farms ..................acres.. 259 517 249 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 463 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 453 307 854 Average per acre .........dollars.. 898 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 993 69 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 246 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 511 582 acres.. 240 197 228 057 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 565 acres.. 204 458 174 593 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 97 acres.. 26 141 26 328 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 782 50 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 896 79 444 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 928 24 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 854 26 022 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 124 $100,000 or more .................... 198 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 585 40 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 244 63 529 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 562 635 $1,000.. 16 801 11 796 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 894 18 576 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 417 504 Other ............................... 143 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 221 200 days or more ................... 116 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 260 number.. 31 597 22 585 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 183 number.. 6 344 6 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 30 number.. 1 016 937 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 258 number.. 35 102 19 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 168 198 number.. 63 102 54 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 179 213 number.. 124 562 98 557 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 48 number.. 3 320 4 313 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. (D) 166 106 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 2 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 443 518 acres.. 104 683 82 985 bushels.. 12 834 596 7 798 246 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 50 acres.. 2 251 1 943 tons, green.. 41 351 21 661 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 63 acres.. 1 338 3 871 bushels.. 53 199 105 160 Barley for grain..............farms.. 5 27 acres.. 73 1 246 bushels.. 3 592 55 398 Oats for grain................farms.. 113 224 acres.. 4 483 9 335 bushels.. 302 259 487 886 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 145 pounds.. (D) 146 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 254 acres.. 10 516 8 330 tons, dry.. 38 207 24 892 @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. .