| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 449 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 635,324 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,415 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 449 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 635,324 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,415 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 28 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 30 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | 8 | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 52 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 58,000 | 120 | 6,963,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 87,400 | 37 | 3,201,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 110,100 | 43 | 4,715,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,000 | 53 | 426,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 102,000 | 42 | 4,286,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,100 | 70 | 357,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 41,000 | 3.32 | 136,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 32,000 | 2.23 | 71,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 34,500 | 1,440 | 49,680,000 | pounds |
| 24,827 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 75,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 32,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,472 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,356 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,944 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $40,850 | |||
| Total Receipts | $79,794 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,577 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $106,058 | |||
| 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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