CHARLES MIX COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 8 Soybeans 12 All Cattle 3
All Wheat 25 Winter Wheat 13 Beef Cows 6
Spring Wheat 31 Oats 9 Milk Cows 18
Alfalfa Hay 5 Other Hay 7 Hogs & Pigs 2
Sunflower 18 CRP 1/ 48 Sheep 22
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 118,000 101 11,918,000 bu
Soybeans 100,000 38 3,800,000 bu
All Wheat 39,500 40 1,567,000 bu
Winter Wheat 22,000 41 902,000 bu
Spring Wheat 17,500 38 665,000 bu
Oats 6,300 66 415,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 47,000 3.20 150,500 tons
Other Hay 37,000 1.90 70,400 tons
Sunflower 10,700 1,481 15,844,000 pounds
7,055 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $71,024
Livestock & Related Products $64,971
Total Receipts $135,995
Government Payments $5,598
All Cash Receipts 1/ $147,277
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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