| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 25 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 32 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 27 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 14 | |||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 36 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,400 | 123 | 7,893,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 103,800 | 36 | 3,770,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 47,900 | 38 | 1,840,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,800 | 45 | 261,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 41,600 | 38 | 1,564,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,300 | 71 | 164,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.58 | 111,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.78 | 32,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,100 | 1,408 | 7,180,000 | pounds |
| 45,533 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 65,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 24,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,756 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,169 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,762 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $43,995 | |||
| Total Receipts | $81,757 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,329 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,233 | |||
| 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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