| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 56 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 47 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 62 | Milk Cows | 49 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 64 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 4,600 | 36 | 166,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,000 | 39 | 117,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,600 | 31 | 49,600 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 45 | 27,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 868 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 35,093 |
| Beef Cows | 22,025 |
| Milk Cows | 253 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 121 |
| All Sheep | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $2,040 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $8,863 | |||
| Total Receipts | $10,903 | |||
| Government Payments | $768 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $14,083 | |||
| 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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