| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 22 | All Cattle | 18 | |||||
| All Wheat | 26 | Winter Wheat | 49 | Beef Cows | 30 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 20 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 11 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 33 | Other Hay | 34 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | CRP 1/ | 5 | Sheep | 44 | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 56,000 | 133 | 7,440,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 81,800 | 37 | 3,057,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 25,700 | 46 | 1,188,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 700 | 44 | 31,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 24,900 | 46 | 1,155,000 | bu |
| Oats | 600 | 70 | 42,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 31,000 | 3.01 | 93,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.72 | 36,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 56,153 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 73,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 27,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 3,400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,066 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $33,997 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $64,538 | |||
| Total Receipts | $98,535 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,140 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $121,848 | |||
| 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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