Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see inlroduclory text] 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number. 1987 



1982. 



Land in farms acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Average size of farm acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm.-. dollars, 1987 



1982. 



Average per acre dollars, 1987. 



1982. 



Approximate land area .acres, 1987 



Proportion in farms percent, 1987 



1987 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms. 



acres. 

 10 to 49 acres farms. 



acres. 

 50 to 69 acres farms. 



acres. 



70 to 99 acres farms. 



100 to 139 acres farms. 



140 to 179 acres farms. 



180 to 219 acres farms. 



acres. 

 220 to 259 acres farms. 



acres. 

 260 to 499 acres farms. 



acres. 



500 to 999 acres ..- farms. 



1.000 to 1,999 acres farms 



2,000 acres or more farms. 



1982 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms. 



10 to 49 acres farms. 



50 to 69 acres farms. 



70 to 99 acres farms 



100 to 139 acres farms 



140 to 179 acres farms. 



180 to 219 acres farms. 



acres. 

 220 to 259 acres farms. 



260 to 499 acres _ farms. 



500 to 999 acres _. farms. 



acres. 

 1.000 to 1,999 acres farms. 



Total cropland-. 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing farms, 



See footnotes at end of table 



186 SOUTH DAKOTA 



56 306 

 92 382 

 913 395 



2 793 

 22 



5 231 



2 267 

 21 



2 491 

 35 



5 577 



186 547 



135 



179 148 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



