GRANT COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 17 Soybeans 16 All Cattle 45
All Wheat 30 Winter Wheat 55 Beef Cows 56
Spring Wheat 19 Oats 40 Milk Cows 1
Alfalfa Hay 17 Other Hay 52 Hogs & Pigs 40
Sunflower 49 CRP 1/ 36 Sheep 35
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 70,500 110 7,755,000 bu
Soybeans 98,500 35 3,447,500 bu
All Wheat 45,700 30 1,368,200 bu
Winter Wheat 1,400 28 39,200 bu
Spring Wheat 44,300 30 1,329,000 bu
Oats 2,600 60 156,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 3.60 97,200 tons
Other Hay 13,000 1.40 18,200 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
11,686 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $53,887
Livestock & Related Products $42,859
Total Receipts $96,746
Government Payments $3,543
All Cash Receipts 1/ $103,926
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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