| MARSHALL COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 490 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 504,858 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,030 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.9 | ||||
| MARSHALL COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 490 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 504,858 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,030 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.9 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 22 | Soybeans | 27 | All Cattle | 14 | |||||
| All Wheat | 33 | Winter Wheat | 55 | Beef Cows | 31 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 19 | Oats | 41 | Milk Cows | 12 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 28 | Other Hay | 37 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 37 | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 44 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 64,000 | 126 | 8,030,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 82,800 | 34 | 2,774,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 29,000 | 39 | 1,136,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 900 | 41 | 37,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 28,000 | 39 | 1,096,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,600 | 71 | 114,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 28,000 | 3.05 | 85,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 17,000 | 1.48 | 25,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 800 | 1,835 | 1,468,000 | pounds |
| 53,349 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 77,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,066 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,262 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $60,176 | |||
| Total Receipts | $90,438 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,609 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $113,859 | |||
| 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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