| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 66 | Soybeans | 58 | All Cattle | 17 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 7 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 32 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 18 | Other Hay | 12 | Hogs & Pigs | 57 | |||||
| Sunflower | 43 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 2 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 36,200 | 23 | 847,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,400 | 42 | 142,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 24,000 | 21 | 511,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,000 | 42 | 210,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 70,000 | 1.71 | 120,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 43,000 | 1.49 | 64,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 12,607 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 72,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 44,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 940 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 48,224 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,173 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $27,502 | |||
| Total Receipts | $30,675 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,503 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $37,954 | |||
| 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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