| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 53 | Soybeans | 50 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 9 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 15 | Hogs & Pigs | 46 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 20 | Sheep | 25 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 6,000 | 88 | 527,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 110,300 | 26 | 2,831,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,400 | 42 | 142,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 102,000 | 25 | 2,566,000 | bu |
| Oats | 14,000 | 54 | 756,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 100,000 | 1.77 | 177,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 33,000 | 1.77 | 58,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 20,500 | 895 | 18,355,000 | pounds |
| 27,032 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/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 43,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 2,139 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,476 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,355 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,866 | |||
| Total Receipts | $35,221 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,170 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $48,251 | |||
| 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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