| 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 | ||||
| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 66 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 51 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 34 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,000 | 128 | 9,479,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 105,800 | 36 | 3,841,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 400 | 45 | 18,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 300 | 43 | 13,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 200 | 60 | 12,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 15,000 | 3.96 | 59,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 3,000 | 1.23 | 3,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,816 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 15,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 5,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,366 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,333 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $43,410 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,091 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,501 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,111 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $72,817 | |||
| 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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