| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 20 | All Cattle | 36 | |||||
| All Wheat | 28 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 9 | Milk Cows | 2 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 27 | Other Hay | 55 | Hogs & Pigs | 31 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 30 | Sheep | 9 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 48,500 | 133 | 6,465,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 96,800 | 37 | 3,532,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 44,500 | 37 | 1,625,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 47 | 117,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 38,800 | 37 | 1,418,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,000 | 65 | 390,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.00 | 93,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.55 | 15,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 19,614 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/ | 53,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 18,511 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,976 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $28,971 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $41,626 | |||
| Total Receipts | $70,597 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,114 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $92,500 | |||
| 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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