| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 45 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 26 | CRP 1/ | 58 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 72,500 | 95 | 6,887,500 | bu |
| Soybeans | 49,500 | 37 | 1,831,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,600 | 40 | 776,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 15,600 | 40 | 624,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 4,000 | 38 | 152,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,600 | 79 | 679,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 2.90 | 29,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 2.10 | 16,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,800 | 1,819 | 6,914,000 | pounds |
| 4,516 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,420 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,523 | |||
| Total Receipts | $39,943 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,836 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $44,143 | |||
| 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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