| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 8 | Soybeans | 7 | All Cattle | 48 | |||||
| All Wheat | 56 | Winter Wheat | 56 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 54 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 45 | Other Hay | 47 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 51 | CRP 1/ | 41 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 111,000 | 121 | 13,431,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 98,500 | 40 | 3,940,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 3,400 | 40 | 135,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 1,400 | 27 | 37,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,000 | 49 | 98,000 | bu |
| Oats | 5,500 | 77 | 423,500 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 3.40 | 57,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 2.50 | 25,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,942 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 38,649 |
| Beef Cows | 14,946 |
| Milk Cows | 2,425 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 52,643 |
| All Sheep | 2,630 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $37,975 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $33,121 | |||
| Total Receipts | $71,096 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,946 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $77,987 | |||
| 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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