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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 14 Soybeans 8 All Cattle 26
All Wheat 35 Winter Wheat 22 Beef Cows 29
Spring Wheat 26 Oats 41 Milk Cows 29
Alfalfa Hay 17 Other Hay 41 Hogs & Pigs 39
Sunflower 28 CRP 1/ 38 Sheep 11
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 100,000 120 12,000,000 bu
Soybeans 125,800 41 5,157,800 bu
All Wheat 38,000 37 1,420,000 bu
Winter Wheat 17,000 44 748,000 bu
Spring Wheat 21,000 32 672,000 bu
Oats 2,700 66 178,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 34,000 3.00 102,100 tons
Other Hay 14,000 2.00 28,000 tons
Sunflower 5,000 1,800 9,000,000 pounds
16,621 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 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $46,273
Livestock & Related Products $26,704
Total Receipts $72,977
Government Payments $9,560
All Cash Receipts 1/ $96,777
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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