CLARK COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 29 Soybeans 22 All Cattle 24
All Wheat 22 Winter Wheat 36 Beef Cows 31
Spring Wheat 14 Oats 28 Milk Cows 31
Alfalfa Hay 28 Other Hay 33 Hogs & Pigs 14
Sunflower 21 CRP 1/ 14 Sheep 36
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 58,000 88 5,104,000 bu
Soybeans 82,000 33 2,706,000 bu
All Wheat 67,500 29 1,946,600 bu
Winter Wheat 10,900 28 305,200 bu
Spring Wheat 56,600 29 1,641,400 bu
Oats 3,600 56 201,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 33,000 2.60 85,800 tons
Other Hay 23,000 1.40 32,300 tons
Sunflower 10,900 1,113 12,130,000 pounds
48,935 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $45,439
Livestock & Related Products $42,697
Total Receipts $88,136
Government Payments $5,644
All Cash Receipts 1/ $99,579
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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