| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | 52 | All Cattle | 18 | |||||
| All Wheat | 18 | Winter Wheat | 41 | Beef Cows | 10 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 22 | Other Hay | 24 | Hogs & Pigs | 46 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 25 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 8,000 | 57 | 456,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 99,300 | 24 | 2,408,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,300 | 27 | 224,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 91,000 | 24 | 2,184,000 | bu |
| Oats | 9,000 | 67 | 603,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 88,000 | 1.10 | 96,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 28,000 | 1.50 | 42,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,700 | 1,351 | 18,510,000 | pounds |
| 59,372 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 | 68,794 |
| Beef Cows | 40,886 |
| Milk Cows | 638 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 2,139 |
| All Sheep | 4,476 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,026 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $18,295 | |||
| Total Receipts | $29,321 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,589 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $40,427 | |||
| 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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