| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 39 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 46 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,000 | 137 | 6,713,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 90,000 | 39 | 3,510,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 40,900 | 36 | 1,483,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,900 | 42 | 79,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 39,000 | 36 | 1,404,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,400 | 76 | 638,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.00 | 93,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.60 | 19,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 18,280 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 | 49,490 |
| Beef Cows | 15,662 |
| Milk Cows | 5,918 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 18,511 |
| All Sheep | 8,976 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,084 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,826 | |||
| Total Receipts | $65,910 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,021 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,260 | |||
| 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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