| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 62 | Beef Cows | 62 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 61 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 66 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 34 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 78,000 | 145 | 11,310,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 98,000 | 42 | 4,116,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 65 | 39,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.90 | 81,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 1.70 | 3,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,403 acres were in the1998 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,099 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $7,645 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,744 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,375 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $59,467 | |||
| 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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