| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 326 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 476,498 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,462 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 326 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 476,498 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,462 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 57.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 51 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 62 | Hogs & Pigs | 64 | |||||
| Sunflower | 44 | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,200 | 96 | 115,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,300 | 27 | 145,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,900 | 33 | 97,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,400 | 20 | 48,000 | bu |
| Oats | 700 | 41 | 29,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 1.08 | 21,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 0.82 | 8,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 500 | 1,310 | 655,000 | pounds |
| 306 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 121 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,600 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $12,649 | |||
| Total Receipts | $14,249 | |||
| Government Payments | $409 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $16,572 | |||
| 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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