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



(For meaning of abbrevialions and symbols, see introductory text) 



Total farming 

 occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



CROPS HARVESTED 



Corn for grain or seed farms. 



busfiels. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres fiaivested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Corn for silage or green chop farms- 



tons. green. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres tian/ested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Sorghum for grain or seed farms. 



acres. 



bushels. 



Irrigated farms. 



Wheat for grain farms. 



acres, 

 bushels. 



Irrigated ___ _. farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



260 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Barley for grain farms. 



acres- 

 Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres han/ested: 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Oats for grain _._ farms. 



bushels I 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Flaxseed farms. 



acres. 



bushels. 



Irrigated farms. 



seed.. farms. 



acres, 

 pounds. 

 Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Soybeans for beans farms. 



bushels! 

 Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres -_ 



100 to 249 acreVIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi;;;;!! 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



See footnotes at end of table. 



7 911 



766 698 



29 647 024 



13 558 

 919 997 

 997 525 



2 829 

 7 936 

 2 421 



10 728 

 1 289 276 

 40 074 670 



17 264 



2 430 799 



188 306 548 



6 649 



359 213 



2 951 787 



1 235 



172 594 



8 448 497 



13 611 

 3 033 129 

 85 905 193 



2 313 

 7 308 

 2 326 



2 967 



389 467 



30 709 276 



2 204 



443 942 



12 263 538 



3 259 



529 215 



42 486 666 



2 297 

 187 055 

 724 514 



76 SOUTH DAKOTA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



