| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 39 | Soybeans | 32 | All Cattle | 38 | |||||
| All Wheat | 39 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 36 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 24 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 26,000 | 55 | 1,430,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 13,800 | 27 | 372,600 | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,000 | 37 | 629,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,000 | 37 | 629,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 38 | 79,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,900 | 1,069 | 9,510,000 | pounds |
| 9,808 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 50,383 |
| Beef Cows | 23,195 |
| Milk Cows | 765 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 20,444 |
| All Sheep | 4,603 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $8,396 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,256 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,652 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,205 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,596 | |||
| 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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