| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 21 | All Cattle | 45 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 60 | Beef Cows | 56 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 36 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 56 | CRP 1/ | 29 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,000 | 123 | 7,872,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 94,000 | 36 | 3,384,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 29,500 | 40 | 1,174,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 500 | 28 | 14,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 29,000 | 40 | 1,160,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,900 | 70 | 203,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22,000 | 3.60 | 79,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 12,000 | 1.40 | 16,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 25,583 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,300 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $42,244 | |||
| Total Receipts | $76,544 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,300 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $89,493 | |||
| 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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