| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 47 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 16 | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 7,500 | 75 | 561,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 41,600 | 22 | 897,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,600 | 30 | 78,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 39,000 | 21 | 819,000 | bu |
| Oats | 17,000 | 42 | 714,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 19,800 | 1,445 | 28,610,000 | pounds |
| 63,707 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 71,202 |
| Beef Cows | 32,142 |
| Milk Cows | 1,756 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 30,440 |
| All Sheep | 2,105 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,481 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,478 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,959 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,382 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $56,097 | |||
| 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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