| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 24 | Soybeans | 19 | All Cattle | 46 | |||||
| All Wheat | 32 | Winter Wheat | 65 | Beef Cows | 58 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 26 | Milk Cows | 1 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 40 | Other Hay | 60 | Hogs & Pigs | 40 | |||||
| Sunflower | 49 | CRP 1/ | 21 | Sheep | 35 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 53,300 | 123 | 6,574,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 109,800 | 34 | 3,752,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 33,900 | 39 | 1,305,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 32,800 | 39 | 1,265,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 87 | 165,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 22,000 | 3.55 | 78,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.63 | 13,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 26,662 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 43,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 6,900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 8,482 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 3,198 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $34,137 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $47,985 | |||
| Total Receipts | $82,122 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,858 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $101,919 | |||
| 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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