| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 429 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 274,474 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.4 | ||||
| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 429 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 274,474 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 640 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 49.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 47 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | 45 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 59 | Oats | 43 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 39 | Other Hay | 42 | Hogs & Pigs | 28 | |||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 69,000 | 105 | 7,255,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 69,900 | 36 | 2,530,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,500 | 42 | 398,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,800 | 43 | 375,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 700 | 33 | 23,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,800 | 58 | 105,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,000 | 2.62 | 62,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 1.82 | 23,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,636 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/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,193 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,309 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $25,530 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $19,127 | |||
| Total Receipts | $44,657 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,277 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $58,471 | |||
| 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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