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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 30 Soybeans 29 All Cattle 63
All Wheat 49 Winter Wheat 28 Beef Cows 57
Spring Wheat 55 Oats 22 Milk Cows 22
Alfalfa Hay 58 Other Hay 58 Hogs & Pigs 15
Sunflower 30 CRP 1/ 56 Sheep 56
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 61,000 83 5,063,000 bu
Soybeans 58,000 34 1,972,000 bu
All Wheat 12,200 36 443,400 bu
Winter Wheat 10,200 37 377,400 bu
Spring Wheat 2,000 33 66,000 bu
Oats 4,000 60 240,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 12,000 2.60 31,200 tons
Other Hay 8,000 1.70 13,600 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
4,541 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $29,273
Livestock & Related Products $23,485
Total Receipts $52,758
Government Payments $2,336
All Cash Receipts 1/ $57,077
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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