| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 544 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 312,485 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 574 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| MCCOOK COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 544 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 312,485 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 574 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 14 | All Cattle | 49 | |||||
| All Wheat | 60 | Winter Wheat | 63 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 55 | Oats | 20 | Milk Cows | 18 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 49 | Other Hay | 56 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 38 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 93,000 | 124 | 11,544,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 118,700 | 34 | 3,974,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 600 | 47 | 28,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 500 | 50 | 25,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 81 | 130,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.04 | 63,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 8,000 | 1.80 | 14,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,600 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 40,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 15,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,000 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 52,643 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,630 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,603 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,878 | |||
| Total Receipts | $74,481 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,323 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $95,516 | |||
| 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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