| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 33 | All Cattle | 51 | |||||
| All Wheat | 55 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 42 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 62 | Oats | 56 | Milk Cows | 28 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 28 | |||||
| Sunflower | 39 | CRP 1/ | 48 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 51,000 | 92 | 4,680,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 66,800 | 25 | 1,688,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 2,100 | 36 | 76,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,600 | 38 | 60,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 32 | 16,000 | bu |
| Oats | 400 | 63 | 25,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.32 | 86,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.50 | 25,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,614 acres were in the2001 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/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,100 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,193 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,309 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,772 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,331 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,103 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,626 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,475 | |||
| 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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