| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 4 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 36 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 17 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 35 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 22 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 123,000 | 104 | 12,821,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 153,300 | 29 | 4,483,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,900 | 44 | 474,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 32 | 80,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,400 | 47 | 394,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,100 | 62 | 253,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 67,000 | 3.00 | 201,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 45,000 | 1.49 | 67,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,300 | 1,660 | 2,158,000 | pounds |
| 8,637 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/ | 111,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 46,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 72,528 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,788 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $51,509 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $81,565 | |||
| Total Receipts | $133,074 | |||
| Government Payments | $20,581 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $162,296 | |||
| 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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