| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 570 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 565,516 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 992 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| GREGORY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 570 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 565,516 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 992 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 42 | Winter Wheat | 29 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 42 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 13 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 20 | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 48 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 44,000 | 56 | 2,443,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 28,900 | 23 | 669,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 23,800 | 26 | 608,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,000 | 27 | 458,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 6,800 | 22 | 150,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,600 | 46 | 210,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 82,000 | 1.43 | 117,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 23,000 | 1.04 | 24,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 9,200 | 1,390 | 12,788,000 | pounds |
| 2,499 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 81,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 38,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,800 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,918 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $13,293 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,260 | |||
| Total Receipts | $45,553 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,469 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,612 | |||
| 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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