| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 43 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 24 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 55 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 33 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 41,400 | 26 | 1,073,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 31,700 | 26 | 824,200 | bu |
| Oats | 2,900 | 42 | 121,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 57,000 | 1.30 | 74,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 38,000 | 1.20 | 45,700 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 28,172 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,001 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,286 | |||
| Total Receipts | $24,287 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,063 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $28,180 | |||
| 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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