| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 19 | Soybeans | 13 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 41 | Winter Wheat | 58 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 37 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 50,000 | 86 | 4,300,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 99,500 | 26 | 2,587,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 18,600 | 30 | 558,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 18,600 | 30 | 558,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,500 | 53 | 132,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,212 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 42,399 |
| Beef Cows | 11,548 |
| Milk Cows | 5,938 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 8,482 |
| All Sheep | 3,198 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,794 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,309 | |||
| Total Receipts | $73,103 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,696 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,543 | |||
| 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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