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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 9 Soybeans 9 All Cattle 3
All Wheat 33 Winter Wheat 18 Beef Cows 6
Spring Wheat 38 Oats 17 Milk Cows 18
Alfalfa Hay 8 Other Hay 6 Hogs & Pigs 2
Sunflower 27 CRP 1/ 48 Sheep 22
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 116,000 120 13,920,000 bu
Soybeans 118,700 41 4,866,700 bu
All Wheat 39,100 37 1,453,200 bu
Winter Wheat 26,500 42 1,113,000 bu
Spring Wheat 12,600 27 340,200 bu
Oats 6,000 70 420,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 42,000 3.50 147,200 tons
Other Hay 39,000 1.90 74,200 tons
Sunflower 6,500 1,540 10,010,000 pounds
7,738 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $50,268
Livestock & Related Products $55,012
Total Receipts $105,280
Government Payments $9,776
All Cash Receipts 1/ $122,276
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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