| 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 | ||||
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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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 14 | Winter Wheat | 43 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 8 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 25 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | 43 | |||||
| Sunflower | 39 | CRP 1/ | 2 | Sheep | 46 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 37,800 | 120 | 4,536,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 109,500 | 37 | 4,015,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 77,600 | 41 | 3,149,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,600 | 49 | 176,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 71,500 | 41 | 2,898,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,700 | 82 | 549,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.77 | 98,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.62 | 34,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,100 | 905 | 2,805,000 | pounds |
| 81,898 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 44,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 4,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 4,971 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,999 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,760 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,939 | |||
| Total Receipts | $55,699 | |||
| Government Payments | $20,046 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,704 | |||
| 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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