1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ZIEBACH COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 258 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 406 379 1 397 710 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 451 5 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 865 289 833 728 Average per acre .........dollars.. 152 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 303 57 536 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 174 190 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 208 acres.. 193 814 190 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 198 acres.. 88 116 109 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 540 17 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 738 65 707 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 296 4 713 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 245 13 159 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 61 $100,000 or more .................... 65 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 137 14 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 545 52 622 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 258 272 $1,000.. 4 529 4 463 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 553 16 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 228 Other ............................... 53 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 84 200 days or more ................... 44 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 210 number.. 42 515 42 761 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 200 number.. 24 586 26 815 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 12 number.. 39 29 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 213 number.. 25 593 25 110 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 40 number.. 6 067 3 837 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 39 number.. 16 337 9 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 42 number.. 9 491 12 946 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 22 number.. (D) 1 708 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 22 acres.. 172 2 532 bushels.. (D) 110 659 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 679 tons, green.. (D) 2 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 119 acres.. 40 096 49 792 bushels.. 1 123 442 1 398 200 Barley for grain..............farms.. 27 58 acres.. 3 912 5 608 bushels.. 190 716 212 723 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 57 acres.. 3 568 5 399 bushels.. 216 511 276 088 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 2 190 pounds.. (D) 2 711 973 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 157 160 acres.. 39 122 42 459 tons, dry.. 44 333 50 463 @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. .