| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 11 | Soybeans | 10 | All Cattle | 50 | |||||
| All Wheat | 65 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 49 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 63 | Oats | 37 | Milk Cows | 17 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 43 | Other Hay | 53 | Hogs & Pigs | 9 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 44 | Sheep | 38 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 92,500 | 125 | 11,600,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 131,500 | 38 | 4,979,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 400 | 41 | 16,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 1,500 | 87 | 131,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 20,000 | 3.60 | 72,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 10,000 | 1.65 | 16,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 9,474 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/ | 39,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 16,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 2,200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 52,643 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,630 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $41,452 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $25,660 | |||
| Total Receipts | $67,112 | |||
| Government Payments | $14,787 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $87,857 | |||
| 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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