| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 62 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 55 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 35 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 63 | Milk Cows | 49 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 54 | Other Hay | 32 | Hogs & Pigs | 64 | |||||
| Sunflower | 53 | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,700 | 113 | 192,100 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,500 | 32 | 210,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,000 | 40 | 160,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,500 | 20 | 50,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22,000 | 1.90 | 41,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 2.20 | 33,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 1,174 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 | 35,093 |
| Beef Cows | 22,025 |
| Milk Cows | 253 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 121 |
| All Sheep | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $1,955 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,333 | |||
| Total Receipts | $11,288 | |||
| Government Payments | $327 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $13,294 | |||
| 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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