| DAVISON COUNTY | |||||
 |
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 | |||||
| |
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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 54 | |||||
| All Wheat | 44 | Winter Wheat | 20 | Beef Cows | 47 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 30 | Milk Cows | 25 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 30 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 28 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 55 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 60,000 | 93 | 5,580,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 55,500 | 38 | 2,109,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 13,200 | 39 | 514,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,200 | 39 | 514,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 69 | 193,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.00 | 84,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.80 | 25,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,952 acres were in the1997 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 34,720 |
| Beef Cows | 15,685 |
| Milk Cows | 1,276 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 20,193 |
| All Sheep | 1,309 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,366 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,644 | |||
| Total Receipts | $50,010 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,417 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,524 | |||
| 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