EDMUNDS COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 42 Soybeans 34 All Cattle 16
All Wheat 4 Winter Wheat 25 Beef Cows 21
Spring Wheat 3 Oats 5 Milk Cows 20
Alfalfa Hay 27 Other Hay 12 Hogs & Pigs 26
Sunflower 2 CRP 1/ 6 Sheep 52
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 25,500 75 1,912,500 bu
Soybeans 18,900 28 529,200 bu
All Wheat 148,500 28 4,142,500 bu
Winter Wheat 15,500 27 418,500 bu
Spring Wheat 133,000 28 3,724,000 bu
Oats 8,700 60 522,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 36,000 2.40 86,400 tons
Other Hay 39,000 1.70 66,300 tons
Sunflower 68,900 1,572 108,282,000 pounds
70,174 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $37,448
Livestock & Related Products $35,120
Total Receipts $72,568
Government Payments $6,479
All Cash Receipts 1/ $85,403
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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