| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 14 | Soybeans | 23 | All Cattle | 66 | |||||
| All Wheat | 63 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 66 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 64 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 54 | Other Hay | 65 | Hogs & Pigs | 33 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 61 | Sheep | 34 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 81,400 | 117 | 9,510,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 99,200 | 30 | 2,984,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 600 | 56 | 33,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 4.08 | 53,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 2,000 | 2.00 | 4,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 2,193 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 13,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 5,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 17,366 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,333 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $35,141 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $8,508 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,649 | |||
| Government Payments | $11,204 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $59,473 | |||
| 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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