| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 16 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 42 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 23 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 36 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 65,500 | 100 | 6,550,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 107,000 | 27 | 2,889,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 33,200 | 38 | 1,248,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,300 | 28 | 36,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,900 | 38 | 1,212,200 | bu |
| Oats | 3,200 | 62 | 198,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.70 | 89,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.70 | 27,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,038 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,364 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,224 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,588 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,126 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $78,072 | |||
| 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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