| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
 |
1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 326 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 231,423 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 710 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
| |
1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 326 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 231,423 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 710 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 28 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 49 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 53 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 47 | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,000 | 115 | 8,523,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 74,400 | 36 | 2,671,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 7,200 | 49 | 349,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 6,100 | 50 | 305,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,100 | 40 | 44,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,700 | 86 | 146,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 2.26 | 27,100 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.54 | 10,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,914 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/ | 29,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 12,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,337 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $26,777 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,295 | |||
| Total Receipts | $52,072 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,981 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $63,909 | |||
| 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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557