| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 29 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 14 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 14 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 55,000 | 76 | 4,180,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 38,000 | 30 | 1,140,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 37,300 | 34 | 1,278,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,500 | 35 | 332,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 26,700 | 34 | 907,800 | bu |
| Oats | 4,300 | 48 | 206,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 28,500 | 1,100 | 31,350,000 | pounds |
| 50,159 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 | 61,882 |
| Beef Cows | 23,732 |
| Milk Cows | 948 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 37,756 |
| All Sheep | 3,169 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $47,765 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $48,019 | |||
| Total Receipts | $95,784 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,391 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,010 | |||
| 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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