| 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 - 1998 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 12 | Soybeans | 12 | All Cattle | 48 | |||||
| All Wheat | 59 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 50 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 56 | Oats | 23 | Milk Cows | 15 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | 45 | CRP 1/ | 43 | Sheep | 38 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 106,000 | 129 | 13,674,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 111,000 | 40 | 4,440,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,400 | 28 | 39,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 1,400 | 28 | 39,200 | bu |
| Oats | 3,400 | 84 | 285,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.30 | 69,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 2.40 | 24,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 10,332 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 | 38,649 |
| Beef Cows | 14,946 |
| Milk Cows | 2,425 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 52,643 |
| All Sheep | 2,630 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1998 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $39,197 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,551 | |||
| Total Receipts | $62,748 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,591 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $75,947 | |||
| 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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