| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 425 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,604,504 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,775 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| CORSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 425 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,604,504 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,775 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 9 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 46 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 25 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,500 | 69 | 582,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 2,600 | 20 | 51,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 96,600 | 24 | 2,299,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,700 | 26 | 96,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 88,000 | 24 | 2,133,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,600 | 46 | 255,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 132,000 | 1.25 | 165,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 27,000 | 2.06 | 55,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | 20,400 | 1,123 | 22,899,000 | pounds |
| 26,927 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,139 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,476 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,269 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,457 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,726 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,033 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $53,361 | |||
| 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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