| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 735 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 679,852 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 925 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| CHARLES MIX COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 735 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 679,852 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 925 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 17 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 26 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 22 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 120,000 | 85 | 10,242,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 141,700 | 27 | 3,826,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 28,500 | 35 | 996,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 19,700 | 38 | 756,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,800 | 27 | 240,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 64 | 179,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 52,000 | 2.29 | 119,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.44 | 52,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,000 | 1,790 | 1,790,000 | pounds |
| 7,023 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/ | 111,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 72,528 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,788 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,168 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $72,968 | |||
| Total Receipts | $113,136 | |||
| Government Payments | $17,660 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $139,054 | |||
| 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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