| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 3 | |||||
| All Wheat | 21 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 6 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 25 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 2 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | 22 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 86,000 | 67 | 5,762,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 68,500 | 28 | 1,918,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,300 | 39 | 1,912,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 40,900 | 41 | 1,676,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,400 | 28 | 235,200 | bu |
| Oats | 5,400 | 44 | 237,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 29,700 | 1,384 | 41,094,000 | pounds |
| 8,333 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 | 105,282 |
| Beef Cows | 43,953 |
| Milk Cows | 1,914 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 72,528 |
| All Sheep | 4,788 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,158 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $56,900 | |||
| Total Receipts | $103,058 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,534 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $112,012 | |||
| 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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