| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 17 | All Cattle | 26 | |||||
| All Wheat | 36 | Winter Wheat | 24 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 48 | Milk Cows | 29 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 39 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 39 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 58,500 | 73 | 4,270,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 80,500 | 27 | 2,173,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,500 | 34 | 738,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,300 | 36 | 658,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 3,200 | 25 | 80,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 50 | 75,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 15,000 | 845 | 12,680,000 | pounds |
| 11,299 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 61,362 |
| Beef Cows | 24,553 |
| Milk Cows | 995 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 9,666 |
| All Sheep | 8,167 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,638 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $35,105 | |||
| Total Receipts | $72,743 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,860 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $81,126 | |||
| 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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