| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 63 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 34 | Beef Cows | 57 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 61 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 68,000 | 123 | 8,364,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 67,500 | 40 | 2,700,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 9,800 | 47 | 460,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 9,800 | 47 | 460,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 4,700 | 71 | 333,700 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 3.20 | 38,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.40 | 11,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 5,379 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $26,130 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,561 | |||
| Total Receipts | $46,691 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,725 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $53,913 | |||
| 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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