| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 18 | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 40 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 22 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 31 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 46,000 | 108 | 4,959,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 120,100 | 31 | 3,722,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 66,900 | 49 | 3,292,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,100 | 47 | 52,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 65,700 | 49 | 3,238,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 62 | 124,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 2.71 | 97,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 1.49 | 47,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 94,742 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/ | 48,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 20,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,971 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,999 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,164 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,144 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,308 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,623 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $95,536 | |||
| 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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