| DAY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 693 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,160 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 774 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| DAY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 693 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 536,160 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 774 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 15 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 16 | Winter Wheat | 48 | Beef Cows | 43 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 12 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 29 | Other Hay | 27 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 1 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 46,000 | 121 | 5,553,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 128,200 | 33 | 4,209,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 65,600 | 41 | 2,708,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,300 | 47 | 108,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 63,000 | 41 | 2,592,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,900 | 62 | 305,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 29,000 | 2.84 | 82,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.73 | 32,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 700 | 1,850 | 1,295,000 | pounds |
| 89,699 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/ | 45,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,971 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,999 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,929 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,257 | |||
| Total Receipts | $57,186 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,839 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $90,990 | |||
| 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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