| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 45 | Soybeans | 37 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 22 | Beef Cows | 14 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 22 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 9 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 6 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 17,000 | 95 | 1,616,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 39,900 | 26 | 1,040,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 44,100 | 42 | 1,854,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,200 | 36 | 114,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 40,900 | 43 | 1,740,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,100 | 57 | 463,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 77,000 | 2.26 | 173,800 | tons |
| Other Hay | 37,000 | 1.23 | 45,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 12,300 | 1,363 | 16,768,000 | pounds |
| 46,630 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/ | 80,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 37,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,300 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,440 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,105 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $17,389 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $58,883 | |||
| Total Receipts | $76,272 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,425 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,673 | |||
| 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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