CLAY COUNTY
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1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 397
Land in Farms (acres) 225,902
Average Farm Size (acres) 569
Average Age of Farmers 49.6

 
COUNTY RANKING - 2000
Crops Livestock
Corn 16 Soybeans 19 All Cattle 66
All Wheat 62 Winter Wheat 57 Beef Cows 66
Spring Wheat 64 Oats 62 Milk Cows 47
Alfalfa Hay 52 Other Hay 64 Hogs & Pigs 33
Sunflower CRP 1/ 61 Sheep 34
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 92,000 115 10,599,000 bu
Soybeans 103,700 36 3,693,000 bu
All Wheat 800 30 24,000 bu
Winter Wheat 700 29 20,000 bu
Spring Wheat -- -- -- bu
Oats 500 74 37,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 14,000 2.93 41,000 tons
Other Hay 2,000 1.60 3,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
1,974 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program
1/     Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules.

 
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY
Species Number
All Cattle 1/ 14,000
Beef Cows 1/ 5,000
Milk Cows 1/ 200
Hogs & Pigs 2/ 17,366
All Sheep 2/ 3,333
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 2001
2/     Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $40,041
Livestock & Related Products $10,521
Total Receipts $50,562
Government Payments $13,880
All Cash Receipts 1/ $69,415
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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