| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 42 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 16 | |||||
| All Wheat | 6 | Winter Wheat | 33 | Beef Cows | 21 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 3 | Oats | 6 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 9 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 52 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 31,000 | 63 | 1,953,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 4,400 | 20 | 88,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 149,500 | 40 | 5,952,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,900 | 38 | 528,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 134,900 | 40 | 5,396,000 | bu |
| Oats | 12,300 | 59 | 725,700 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 40,000 | 2.50 | 100,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 47,000 | 1.60 | 75,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 59,700 | 1,488 | 88,863,000 | pounds |
| 71,729 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 70,572 |
| Beef Cows | 30,347 |
| Milk Cows | 1,728 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 20,472 |
| All Sheep | 1,356 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,019 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $31,384 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,403 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,929 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,507 | |||
| 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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