| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 44 | Milk Cows | 24 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 27 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 24 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 52,300 | 93 | 4,864,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 56,800 | 37 | 2,106,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,900 | 50 | 647,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,700 | 52 | 608,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,200 | 33 | 39,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 60 | 84,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 3.40 | 68,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 24,000 | 1.81 | 43,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,500 | 1,523 | 5,332,000 | pounds |
| 15,366 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 53,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 24,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,444 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,603 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,580 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,311 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,891 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,945 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $68,528 | |||
| 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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