| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 421 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,846 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 814 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| AURORA COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 421 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 342,846 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 814 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 53 | Other Hay | 30 | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 24 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,000 | 90 | 6,236,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 60,500 | 31 | 1,900,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,900 | 44 | 572,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,000 | 46 | 502,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,900 | 37 | 70,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 60 | 168,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 1.74 | 40,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.46 | 30,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,800 | 1,772 | 4,962,000 | pounds |
| 13,831 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 56,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,444 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,603 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,490 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,843 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,333 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,269 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $71,575 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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