| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 13 | Soybeans | 24 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 24 | Winter Wheat | 51 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 21 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 10 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 44 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 59,000 | 93 | 5,487,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 40,500 | 30 | 1,215,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 46,200 | 36 | 1,651,200 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 2,000 | 30 | 60,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 44,200 | 36 | 1,591,200 | bu |
| Oats | 3,700 | 52 | 192,400 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 26,700 | 1,555 | 41,520,000 | pounds |
| 43,340 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 74,187 |
| Beef Cows | 25,940 |
| Milk Cows | 1,169 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 27,066 |
| All Sheep | 2,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $40,630 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $58,911 | |||
| Total Receipts | $99,541 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,693 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $113,589 | |||
| 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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