| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 57 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 53 | Oats | 54 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 44 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | 31 | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 24 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 53,000 | 81 | 4,278,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 62,900 | 24 | 1,536,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,000 | 37 | 73,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,000 | 38 | 38,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 35 | 35,000 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 50 | 30,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 2.90 | 69,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 1.44 | 36,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,600 | 1,721 | 4,474,000 | pounds |
| 13,852 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 55,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 24,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,444 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,603 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,054 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,680 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,734 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,785 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $72,677 | |||
| 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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