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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 36 Soybeans 23 All Cattle 46
All Wheat 17 Winter Wheat 46 Beef Cows 44
Spring Wheat 7 Oats 19 Milk Cows 8
Alfalfa Hay 31 Other Hay 13 Hogs & Pigs 43
Sunflower 34 CRP 1/ 1 Sheep 46
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 37,000 119 4,403,000 bu
Soybeans 84,500 36 3,042,000 bu
All Wheat 76,300 34 2,597,500 bu
Winter Wheat 3,300 35 115,500 bu
Spring Wheat 73,000 34 2,482,000 bu
Oats 5,500 65 357,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 26,000 3.20 83,200 tons
Other Hay 30,000 1.70 50,900 tons
Sunflower 3,500 1,490 5,215,000 pounds
99,436 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $26,508
Livestock & Related Products $19,295
Total Receipts $45,803
Government Payments $11,814
All Cash Receipts 1/ $69,811
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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