| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 48 | Soybeans | 43 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 18 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 21 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 21 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 3 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 20 | |||||
| Sunflower | 12 | CRP 1/ | 8 | Sheep | 45 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 12,700 | 87 | 1,108,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 13,900 | 33 | 460,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 48,500 | 24 | 1,175,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 46,500 | 24 | 1,110,000 | bu |
| Oats | 10,000 | 58 | 580,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 75,000 | 3.35 | 251,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 42,000 | 2.15 | 90,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 31,200 | 1,165 | 36,360,000 | pounds |
| 46,975 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 78,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 33,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 30,440 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,105 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,471 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $47,730 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,201 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,811 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $70,654 | |||
| 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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