| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 55 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 64 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 65 | Oats | 65 | Milk Cows | 49 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 63 | Hogs & Pigs | 64 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,500 | 28 | 70,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,700 | 33 | 56,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 800 | 18 | 14,400 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 1.60 | 33,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.00 | 9,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 868 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,132 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $8,467 | |||
| Total Receipts | $9,599 | |||
| Government Payments | $199 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $12,522 | |||
| 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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