| HANSON COUNTY | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 26 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 54 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 31 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 56 | Other Hay | 54 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 61,000 | 102 | 6,234,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 75,800 | 31 | 2,345,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,200 | 39 | 125,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,600 | 40 | 103,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 600 | 37 | 22,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,400 | 65 | 91,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 3.31 | 46,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 9,000 | 1.72 | 15,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,644 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/ | 28,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 13,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,337 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $23,335 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,066 | |||
| Total Receipts | $51,401 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,452 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $62,840 | |||
| 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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