| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 66 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 40 | Winter Wheat | 57 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 18 | Oats | 24 | Milk Cows | 55 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 22 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 30,300 | 20 | 608,700 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 24,800 | 19 | 471,200 | bu |
| Oats | 4,100 | 39 | 159,900 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 32,177 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 69,134 |
| Beef Cows | 41,808 |
| Milk Cows | 71 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 940 |
| All Sheep | 48,224 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,978 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $21,503 | |||
| Total Receipts | $25,481 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,775 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $30,953 | |||
| 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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