| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 46 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 42 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 3 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 35,000 | 78 | 2,730,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 47,500 | 32 | 1,520,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 82,400 | 37 | 3,026,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 5,600 | 38 | 212,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 71,300 | 37 | 2,638,100 | bu |
| Oats | 7,300 | 56 | 408,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 30,300 | 1,188 | 36,004,000 | pounds |
| 81,655 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 42,300 |
| Beef Cows | 16,446 |
| Milk Cows | 4,104 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 4,971 |
| All Sheep | 1,999 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,429 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,995 | |||
| Total Receipts | $66,424 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,582 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,995 | |||
| 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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