1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALWORTH COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 378 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 448 834 410 375 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 187 1 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 500 267 855 Average per acre .........dollars.. 278 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 229 55 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 329 323 acres.. 256 327 259 741 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 308 acres.. 164 449 157 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 2 838 3 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 533 22 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 483 63 236 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 113 8 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 420 14 692 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 83 $100,000 or more .................... 82 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 446 18 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 224 51 289 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 379 359 $1,000.. 6 400 4 666 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 885 12 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 293 Other ............................... 90 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 127 200 days or more ................... 61 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 265 number.. 37 293 35 708 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 221 number.. 18 609 15 725 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 41 number.. 811 1 925 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 274 number.. 21 665 19 875 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 57 number.. 15 025 12 629 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 60 number.. 39 546 34 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 25 number.. 2 492 1 407 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 21 number.. 238 2 966 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 340 854 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 156 acres.. 16 328 14 453 bushels.. 806 091 885 343 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 95 acres.. 5 740 5 352 tons, green.. 32 699 31 239 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 257 acres.. 80 574 64 125 bushels.. 2 898 361 1 717 933 Barley for grain..............farms.. 62 112 acres.. 7 489 13 224 bushels.. 375 051 523 634 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 162 acres.. 12 227 13 171 bushels.. 821 426 553 513 Sunflower seed................farms.. 29 21 acres.. 4 662 4 156 pounds.. 6 091 522 5 635 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 249 acres.. 36 437 38 631 tons, dry.. 55 389 57 644 @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. .