| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 49 | Soybeans | 46 | All Cattle | 13 | |||||
| All Wheat | 22 | Winter Wheat | 45 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 17 | Oats | 3 | Milk Cows | 19 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 10 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 9 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 9,800 | 61 | 597,800 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 79,400 | 30 | 2,403,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,200 | 36 | 115,200 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 76,000 | 30 | 2,280,000 | bu |
| Oats | 16,000 | 48 | 768,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 63,000 | 2.20 | 138,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 47,000 | 1.60 | 75,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 18,900 | 1,488 | 28,123,000 | pounds |
| 64,596 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,395 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $34,936 | |||
| Total Receipts | $47,331 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,920 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $55,472 | |||
| 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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