DAY COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 37 Soybeans 23 All Cattle 46
All Wheat 7 Winter Wheat 31 Beef Cows 44
Spring Wheat 5 Oats 15 Milk Cows 8
Alfalfa Hay 13 Other Hay 18 Hogs & Pigs 43
Sunflower 28 CRP 1/ 3 Sheep 46
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 40,500 86 3,483,000 bu
Soybeans 79,500 34 2,703,000 bu
All Wheat 107,100 31 3,367,600 bu
Winter Wheat 9,500 36 342,000 bu
Spring Wheat 97,600 31 3,025,600 bu
Oats 6,100 54 329,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 32,000 3.40 108,800 tons
Other Hay 32,000 1.60 51,200 tons
Sunflower 5,100 1,541 7,860,000 pounds
76,229 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 42,300
Beef Cows 16,446
Milk Cows 4,104
Hogs & Pigs 4,971
All Sheep 1,999
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $41,539
Livestock & Related Products $19,822
Total Receipts $61,361
Government Payments $6,855
All Cash Receipts 1/ $77,323
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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