KINGSBURY COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 13 Soybeans 10 All Cattle 26
All Wheat 29 Winter Wheat 17 Beef Cows 29
Spring Wheat 27 Oats 39 Milk Cows 29
Alfalfa Hay 14 Other Hay 27 Hogs & Pigs 39
Sunflower 20 CRP 1/ 38 Sheep 11
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 97,500 91 8,872,500 bu
Soybeans 118,500 33 3,910,500 bu
All Wheat 44,300 33 1,456,400 bu
Winter Wheat 19,400 34 659,600 bu
Spring Wheat 24,900 32 796,800 bu
Oats 2,700 58 156,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 37,000 2.80 103,600 tons
Other Hay 20,000 1.90 37,900 tons
Sunflower 10,400 1,400 14,560,000 pounds
11,103 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 61,362
Beef Cows 24,553
Milk Cows 995
Hogs & Pigs 9,666
All Sheep 8,167
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $60,273
Livestock & Related Products $30,676
Total Receipts $90,949
Government Payments $4,852
All Cash Receipts 1/ $106,372
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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