| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 20 | Soybeans | 29 | All Cattle | 11 | |||||
| All Wheat | 20 | Winter Wheat | 46 | Beef Cows | 28 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 27 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 35 | Other Hay | 33 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 17 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 44 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 74,000 | 94 | 6,956,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 45,000 | 24 | 1,080,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 64,700 | 42 | 2,692,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,100 | 34 | 105,400 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 61,100 | 42 | 2,566,200 | bu |
| Oats | 2,800 | 44 | 123,200 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 33,000 | 2.20 | 72,600 | tons |
| Other Hay | 18,000 | 1.90 | 34,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 13,600 | 1,610 | 21,891,000 | pounds |
| 41,618 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,392 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,790 | |||
| Total Receipts | $84,182 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,014 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $99,939 | |||
| 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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