HARDING COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 66 Soybeans -- All Cattle 17
All Wheat 38 Winter Wheat 59 Beef Cows 8
Spring Wheat 29 Oats 54 Milk Cows 55
Alfalfa Hay 37 Other Hay 51 Hogs & Pigs 57
Sunflower 49 CRP 1/ 35 Sheep 2
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 500 48 24,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 31,200 28 885,600 bu
Winter Wheat 1,000 40 40,000 bu
Spring Wheat 22,500 28 630,000 bu
Oats 2,600 41 106,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 74,000 1.00 74,000 tons
Other Hay 28,000 0.70 19,600 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
18,110 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $2,982
Livestock & Related Products $22,621
Total Receipts $25,603
Government Payments $2,545
All Cash Receipts 1/ $30,764
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
For additional information call: 1-800-338-2557

Return to Map of South Dakota Counties for 98 Profiles