| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 397 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 569,047 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,433 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.8 | ||||
| MCPHERSON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 397 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 569,047 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,433 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.8 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 43 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 44 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 13 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 2 | Other Hay | 1 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 11 | CRP 1/ | 6 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 18,000 | 118 | 2,126,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 27,400 | 31 | 849,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 45,600 | 39 | 1,796,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,500 | 44 | 153,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 42,000 | 39 | 1,640,000 | bu |
| Oats | 14,600 | 64 | 931,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 78,000 | 3.09 | 241,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 35,000 | 2.05 | 71,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 19,000 | 1,479 | 28,098,000 | pounds |
| 45,697 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 82,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 35,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,500 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,440 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,105 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,740 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,221 | |||
| Total Receipts | $69,961 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,131 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $81,936 | |||
| 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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