| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 31 | Soybeans | 31 | All Cattle | 10 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 10 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 19 | CRP 1/ | 57 | Sheep | 48 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 43,000 | 52 | 2,214,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 14,400 | 28 | 403,200 | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,000 | 42 | 711,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,500 | 43 | 666,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,500 | 30 | 45,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 22 | 110,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 19,600 | 1,203 | 23,580,000 | pounds |
| 4,753 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 74,867 |
| Beef Cows | 35,298 |
| Milk Cows | 3,657 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 9,800 |
| All Sheep | 1,918 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,079 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,768 | |||
| Total Receipts | $42,847 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,742 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $47,412 | |||
| 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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