| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 65 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 15 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 5 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 30 | Oats | 13 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 17 | Other Hay | 11 | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | 41 | CRP 1/ | 38 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,000 | 61 | 61,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 35,000 | 26 | 903,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,500 | 16 | 40,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 23,400 | 27 | 628,000 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 59 | 201,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 91,000 | 1.37 | 124,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 36,000 | 1.71 | 61,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,319 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 76,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 48,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 940 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 48,224 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,299 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,193 | |||
| Total Receipts | $37,492 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,015 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $45,630 | |||
| 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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