| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 55 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 52 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 37 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 28 | |||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 47 | Sheep | 53 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 48,400 | 108 | 5,215,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 65,400 | 37 | 2,415,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 12,000 | 50 | 599,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 10,500 | 52 | 546,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 4.05 | 81,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 15,000 | 2.13 | 32,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 6,884 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/ | 36,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,193 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,309 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,607 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $16,384 | |||
| Total Receipts | $38,991 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,876 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,080 | |||
| 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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