| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 39 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 38 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 46 | Oats | 14 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 29 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 48 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 51,000 | 83 | 4,210,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 29,100 | 30 | 873,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 5,600 | 31 | 172,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,100 | 30 | 62,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,500 | 31 | 110,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,800 | 53 | 200,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 93,000 | 2.59 | 241,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 30,000 | 1.32 | 39,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 11,100 | 1,578 | 17,514,000 | pounds |
| 2,888 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,800 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,918 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,852 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,845 | |||
| Total Receipts | $52,697 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,430 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $64,882 | |||
| 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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