| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 15 | Soybeans | 5 | All Cattle | 24 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 37 | Oats | 57 | Milk Cows | 30 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 19 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | 39 | |||||
| Sunflower | 38 | CRP 1/ | 34 | Sheep | 11 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 80,000 | 118 | 9,465,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 149,500 | 38 | 5,662,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 20,500 | 41 | 842,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,500 | 46 | 529,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 9,000 | 35 | 313,000 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 73 | 44,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 32,000 | 3.72 | 119,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 13,000 | 2.27 | 29,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 2,800 | 1,285 | 3,598,000 | pounds |
| 16,560 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/ | 66,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 9,666 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 8,167 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $45,569 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,514 | |||
| Total Receipts | $78,083 | |||
| Government Payments | $20,451 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $113,662 | |||
| 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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