| GRANT COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 534 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 359,043 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 672 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 534 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 359,043 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 672 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.5 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 25 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 47 | |||||
| All Wheat | 31 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 55 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 16 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 32 | Other Hay | 58 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 49 | CRP 1/ | 17 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,000 | 117 | 7,115,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 105,700 | 32 | 3,398,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 31,500 | 47 | 1,481,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,300 | 47 | 1,473,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 73 | 145,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 26,000 | 3.12 | 81,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.46 | 10,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 28,101 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/ | 44,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,482 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,198 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $31,977 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $50,658 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,635 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,406 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $103,361 | |||
| 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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