| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | -- | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 52 | Beef Cows | 8 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 33 | Oats | 29 | Milk Cows | 55 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 46 | Other Hay | 35 | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 26 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 40,600 | 21 | 868,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,000 | 24 | 72,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 30,200 | 20 | 604,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 39 | 195,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 53,000 | 1.00 | 53,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 38,000 | 0.80 | 30,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 26,394 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,737 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,086 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,823 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,220 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $36,338 | |||
| 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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