| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 32 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 48 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 51 | Oats | 38 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 32,000 | 66 | 2,112,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,500 | 29 | 1,058,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 11,700 | 36 | 420,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,000 | 36 | 396,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 700 | 35 | 24,500 | bu |
| Oats | 1,900 | 51 | 96,900 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,741 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 | 25,944 |
| Beef Cows | 10,720 |
| Milk Cows | 1,561 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 37,337 |
| All Sheep | 1,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $18,609 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,281 | |||
| Total Receipts | $40,890 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,019 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $45,042 | |||
| 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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