| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 27 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 41 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 63 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 34 | Other Hay | 60 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 55,000 | 113 | 6,223,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 96,600 | 28 | 2,714,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 27,500 | 48 | 1,324,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 27,400 | 48 | 1,319,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 59 | 83,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.14 | 87,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 11,000 | 1.17 | 12,900 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 30,077 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/ | 48,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 7,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 7,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,482 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,198 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,498 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $60,226 | |||
| Total Receipts | $90,724 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,528 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,816 | |||
| 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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