| CLARK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 563 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 514,048 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 913 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| CLARK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 563 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 514,048 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 913 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 18 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 37 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | Other Hay | 41 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 34 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 79,000 | 126 | 9,986,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 118,600 | 37 | 4,379,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 40,900 | 40 | 1,653,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,900 | 37 | 255,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 34,000 | 41 | 1,398,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 71 | 164,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 34,000 | 2.58 | 87,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 1.59 | 23,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,800 | 1,490 | 2,682,000 | pounds |
| 45,298 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/ | 68,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 25,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,756 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,169 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,171 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $50,170 | |||
| Total Receipts | $91,341 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,825 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $116,944 | |||
| 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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