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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 43 Soybeans 44 All Cattle 13
All Wheat 28 Winter Wheat 50 Beef Cows 18
Spring Wheat 14 Oats 2 Milk Cows 19
Alfalfa Hay 7 Other Hay 10 Hogs & Pigs 20
Sunflower 12 CRP 1/ 6 Sheep 45
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 19,000 112 2,128,000 bu
Soybeans 5,700 26 148,200 bu
All Wheat 58,900 28 1,665,800 bu
Winter Wheat 2,400 37 88,800 bu
Spring Wheat 55,500 28 1,554,000 bu
Oats 20,800 64 1,331,200 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 64,000 2.30 147,300 tons
Other Hay 41,000 1.30 53,300 tons
Sunflower 34,200 1,613 55,170,000 pounds
61,454 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $15,389
Livestock & Related Products $41,488
Total Receipts $56,877
Government Payments $5,618
All Cash Receipts 1/ $64,980
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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