| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 33 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 52 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 42 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 58,000 | 87 | 5,046,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 80,000 | 27 | 2,160,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 46,300 | 36 | 1,648,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,400 | 33 | 79,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 42,000 | 36 | 1,512,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,100 | 61 | 372,100 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 2.30 | 48,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.60 | 27,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,000 | 1,350 | 1,350,000 | pounds |
| 9,910 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 | 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,800 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,110 | |||
| Total Receipts | $77,910 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,141 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,983 | |||
| 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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