| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 33 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 20 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 14 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 70,000 | 84 | 5,880,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 57,000 | 29 | 1,653,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 75,900 | 39 | 2,952,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 14,000 | 34 | 476,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 61,900 | 40 | 2,476,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,900 | 56 | 274,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 41,000 | 2.40 | 98,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 22,000 | 1.70 | 37,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 11,900 | 1,508 | 17,950,000 | pounds |
| 50,411 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $47,790 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $44,807 | |||
| Total Receipts | $92,597 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,520 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $105,915 | |||
| 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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