| CUSTER COUNTY | |||||
 |
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 | |||||
| |
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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 63 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 51 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 54 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 37 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 53 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | 46 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 51 | Hogs & Pigs | 64 | |||||
| Sunflower | 50 | CRP 1/ | 65 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,000 | 41 | 289,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,800 | 50 | 240,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 53 | 32,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 2.08 | 41,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.62 | 21,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 459 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/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 22,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 121 |
| All Sheep 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,020 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $11,383 | |||
| Total Receipts | $14,403 | |||
| Government Payments | $497 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $16,683 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557