AURORA COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 32 Soybeans 30 All Cattle 38
All Wheat 46 Winter Wheat 31 Beef Cows 32
Spring Wheat 48 Oats 31 Milk Cows 36
Alfalfa Hay 34 Other Hay 17 Hogs & Pigs 27
Sunflower 32 CRP 1/ 37 Sheep 24
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 64,000 99 6,336,000 bu
Soybeans 48,700 38 1,850,600 bu
All Wheat 17,600 34 599,200 bu
Winter Wheat 13,600 37 503,200 bu
Spring Wheat 4,000 24 96,000 bu
Oats 4,000 55 220,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 23,000 3.50 80,500 tons
Other Hay 26,000 1.90 49,300 tons
Sunflower 5,400 1,371 7,404,000 pounds
17,523 acres were in the1998 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $17,620
Livestock & Related Products $33,380
Total Receipts $51,000
Government Payments $4,134
All Cash Receipts 1/ $58,608
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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