| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 275 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,702,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,190 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| HARDING COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 275 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,702,146 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 6,190 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.0 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | Soybeans | 63 | All Cattle | 19 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 24 | Other Hay | 18 | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 35 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 31,200 | 24 | 756,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,100 | 41 | 87,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 22,000 | 23 | 506,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,300 | 41 | 217,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 78,000 | 1.19 | 92,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.07 | 38,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | 600 | 1,100 | 660,000 | pounds |
| 12,841 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 45,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 940 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 48,224 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,123 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $29,763 | |||
| Total Receipts | $32,886 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,239 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $39,098 | |||
| 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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