| KINGSBURY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 480,507 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 828 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.6 | ||||
| KINGSBURY COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 580 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 480,507 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 828 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 23 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 39 | Milk Cows | 32 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 16 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | 39 | |||||
| Sunflower | 42 | CRP 1/ | 33 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 111,000 | 123 | 13,660,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 151,600 | 36 | 5,452,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,200 | 42 | 850,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,400 | 47 | 533,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,800 | 36 | 317,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 79 | 119,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 36,000 | 3.14 | 113,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 2.06 | 26,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 400 | 1,770 | 708,000 | pounds |
| 14,692 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 71,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 28,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 900 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,666 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,167 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $50,444 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,598 | |||
| Total Receipts | $88,042 | |||
| Government Payments | $19,105 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $123,449 | |||
| 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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