| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 30 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 31 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 43 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 30 | CRP 1/ | 11 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,000 | 105 | 6,405,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 87,000 | 35 | 3,045,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 49,200 | 29 | 1,446,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 37 | 284,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 41,500 | 28 | 1,162,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 62 | 229,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 3.10 | 102,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.50 | 27,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 7,000 | 1,230 | 8,610,000 | pounds |
| 49,901 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $31,258 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,630 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,888 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,283 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $84,837 | |||
| 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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