| CODINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 619 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 384,527 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 621 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| CODINGTON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 619 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 384,527 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 621 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 27 | Winter Wheat | 54 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 28 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 44,000 | 83 | 3,652,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 68,000 | 30 | 2,040,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 46,100 | 34 | 1,566,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,400 | 32 | 44,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 42,600 | 34 | 1,448,400 | bu |
| Oats | 9,500 | 55 | 522,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,500 | 709 | 6,740,000 | pounds |
| 10,260 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 49,490 |
| Beef Cows | 15,662 |
| Milk Cows | 5,918 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 18,511 |
| All Sheep | 8,976 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $46,461 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $38,759 | |||
| Total Receipts | $85,220 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,783 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $94,967 | |||
| 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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