1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YANKTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 692 733 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 200 269 176 Average size of farm .......acres.. 392 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 329 178 512 Average per acre .........dollars.. 706 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 191 45 029 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 674 acres.. 229 359 226 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 615 644 acres.. 191 208 169 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 38 acres.. 7 783 5 266 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 446 50 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 795 68 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 667 17 489 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 779 33 049 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 148 $100,000 or more .................... 176 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 413 38 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 180 51 953 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 692 735 $1,000.. 16 507 11 057 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 854 15 044 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 513 540 Other ............................... 179 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 271 200 days or more ................... 177 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 411 434 number.. 36 042 37 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 321 311 number.. 12 133 11 280 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 53 number.. 1 309 1 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 416 449 number.. 27 433 29 221 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 219 270 number.. 70 567 66 083 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 236 280 number.. 113 769 116 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 52 number.. 5 573 5 126 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 47 number.. 11 574 36 007 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 507 554 acres.. 80 115 63 574 bushels.. 8 039 912 5 057 612 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 159 acres.. 4 671 6 148 tons, green.. 54 615 67 811 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 37 acres.. 1 380 1 111 bushels.. 66 330 30 961 Barley for grain..............farms.. 7 19 acres.. 393 742 bushels.. 9 675 30 310 Oats for grain................farms.. 190 303 acres.. 7 058 13 273 bushels.. 491 849 614 361 Sunflower seed................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 442 437 acres.. 30 496 27 305 tons, dry.. 95 822 80 580 @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. .