| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 11 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 3 | Winter Wheat | 31 | Beef Cows | 22 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 14 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 14 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | 13 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 52 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 66,000 | 114 | 7,500,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,600 | 34 | 4,394,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 87,000 | 46 | 4,010,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,000 | 41 | 82,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 84,800 | 46 | 3,923,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 59 | 277,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 43,000 | 2.87 | 123,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.58 | 56,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,700 | 1,494 | 21,967,000 | pounds |
| 26,213 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 78,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,472 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,356 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,688 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $47,286 | |||
| Total Receipts | $92,974 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,692 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $118,798 | |||
| 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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