| 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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