| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 38 | All Cattle | 12 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 36 | Beef Cows | 15 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 15 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 5 | Other Hay | 21 | Hogs & Pigs | 38 | |||||
| Sunflower | 22 | CRP 1/ | 59 | Sheep | 48 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,000 | 68 | 3,334,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 23,800 | 26 | 624,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 17,000 | 31 | 530,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,500 | 35 | 402,500 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 5,500 | 23 | 128,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 50 | 250,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 75,000 | 3.05 | 229,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 1.81 | 47,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 11,200 | 1,399 | 15,668,000 | pounds |
| 2,433 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/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 36,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,800 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,918 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $14,293 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,152 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,445 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,460 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,240 | |||
| 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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