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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 40 Soybeans 36 All Cattle 16
All Wheat 6 Winter Wheat 35 Beef Cows 21
Spring Wheat 2 Oats 3 Milk Cows 20
Alfalfa Hay 13 Other Hay 8 Hogs & Pigs 26
Sunflower 2 CRP 1/ 4 Sheep 52
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 30,000 107 3,210,000 bu
Soybeans 16,300 33 537,900 bu
All Wheat 126,800 36 4,600,200 bu
Winter Wheat 11,800 39 460,200 bu
Spring Wheat 115,000 36 4,140,000 bu
Oats 11,400 72 820,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 42,000 2.90 121,900 tons
Other Hay 35,000 1.70 59,600 tons
Sunflower 86,300 1,849 159,580,000 pounds
74,568 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $31,519
Livestock & Related Products $30,859
Total Receipts $62,378
Government Payments $8,778
All Cash Receipts 1/ $79,619
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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