| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 27 | |||||
| All Wheat | 23 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 28 | Milk Cows | 33 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 15 | Other Hay | 26 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 8 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,000 | 114 | 7,302,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 112,600 | 34 | 3,821,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 30,100 | 42 | 1,267,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,000 | 35 | 70,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 28,000 | 43 | 1,195,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 58 | 99,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 3.21 | 128,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.62 | 42,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,210,000 | pounds |
| 45,515 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/ | 63,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,756 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,169 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,820 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $52,931 | |||
| Total Receipts | $89,751 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,792 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $114,722 | |||
| 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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