| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 9 | Soybeans | 8 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 62 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 38 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 54 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 95,000 | 135 | 12,825,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 90,000 | 42 | 3,780,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,200 | 36 | 80,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,200 | 35 | 42,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,000 | 38 | 38,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 75 | 52,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 4.10 | 69,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 6,000 | 1.90 | 11,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,038 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 12,637 |
| Beef Cows | 5,119 |
| Milk Cows | 272 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 17,366 |
| All Sheep | 3,333 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,786 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,475 | |||
| Total Receipts | $58,261 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,602 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,017 | |||
| 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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