MCPHERSON COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 53 Soybeans 41 All Cattle 13
All Wheat 24 Winter Wheat 44 Beef Cows 18
Spring Wheat 17 Oats 2 Milk Cows 19
Alfalfa Hay 11 Other Hay 14 Hogs & Pigs 20
Sunflower 16 CRP 1/ 9 Sheep 45
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 6,000 70 420,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 82,700 21 1,751,700 bu
Winter Wheat 7,500 23 172,500 bu
Spring Wheat 75,200 21 1,579,200 bu
Oats 17,200 42 722,400 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 56,000 2.10 117,500 tons
Other Hay 43,000 1.40 60,200 tons
Sunflower 16,000 1,381 22,100,000 pounds
62,756 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $15,061
Livestock & Related Products $47,209
Total Receipts $62,270
Government Payments $4,599
All Cash Receipts 1/ $68,919
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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