Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Total farming 



and otfier 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Total sales (see text) 



Average per farm 



Farms by value of sales: 



- farms.. 

 $1,000. 

 .dollars.. 



$1,000 to $2,499 . 

 $2,500 to $4,999 ... 

 $5,000 to $9,999 ... 

 $10,000 to $19,999. 



$24.999 . 

 $39.999 . 

 $49,999 . 

 $99.999 . 

 $249.99! 



J.OOO 



$250,000 to $499,999. 

 $500,000 to $999,999. 

 $1,000,000 or more... 



Grains 



Sales of $50,000 or mo 



Corn for gr 

 Wheat — . 

 Soybeans. 



$1,000. 

 . farms. 



$1,000. 

 . farms. 



$1,000. 



'$1,000' 



'si.ooo' 



'$i,ooo: 



. farms. 

 $1,000. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms 



$1,000. 



Sorgfium for grain . 



Barley 



Oats 



Other grains 



Sales of $50,000 c 



, silage, and field seeds . 



.. farms. 

 $1,000 

 > of $50,000 or more farms. 



Fruits, nuts. 

 Sales of i 



Nursery and greenhouse crops. 



Sales of $50,C 

 Other crops 



Poultry and poultry products . 

 Sales of $50,000 or more . 



Dairy products 



Sales of $50,000 or more . 



$1,000 

 "$1,000 



Cattle and calves . 

 Sales of $50.00C 



$1,000 



See footnotes at end of table 



60 SOUTH DAKOTA 



36 376 

 719 498 

 74 761 



2 402 

 7 706 

 5 316 



233 420 

 10 710 

 180 976 



9 823 

 5 825 



31 776 

 7 795 



32 485 

 3 917 



34 809 



273 147 



5 118 



961 918 



28 407 

 477 575 

 87 217 



21 727 



734 920 



4 309 



439 912 



13 906 

 241 947 



13 509 

 220 405 



30 203 

 3 585 

 33 138 



2 854 

 7 



2 543 



680 

 39 253 



292 

 29 259 



3 827 

 311 199 



1 151 

 259 593 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



