| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 26 | All Cattle | 62 | |||||
| All Wheat | 47 | Winter Wheat | 28 | Beef Cows | 60 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 49 | Oats | 34 | Milk Cows | 24 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 60 | Other Hay | 57 | Hogs & Pigs | 15 | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 53 | Sheep | 56 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,600 | 123 | 7,313,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 71,700 | 39 | 2,787,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 10,400 | 57 | 589,100 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,900 | 59 | 525,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 2,000 | 68 | 136,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 3.30 | 33,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 2.00 | 14,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 4,434 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 27,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 11,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 37,337 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,005 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $26,541 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,148 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,689 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,522 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $60,863 | |||
| 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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