MARSHALL COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 21 Soybeans 27 All Cattle 11
All Wheat 21 Winter Wheat 53 Beef Cows 28
Spring Wheat 11 Oats 38 Milk Cows 27
Alfalfa Hay 41 Other Hay 31 Hogs & Pigs 22
Sunflower 26 CRP 1/ 16 Sheep 44
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 63,500 100 6,350,000 bu
Soybeans 59,500 34 2,023,000 bu
All Wheat 57,500 34 1,956,500 bu
Winter Wheat 1,500 35 52,500 bu
Spring Wheat 56,000 34 1,904,000 bu
Oats 3,100 53 164,300 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 28,000 2.40 67,200 tons
Other Hay 23,000 1.50 34,400 tons
Sunflower 6,400 1,547 9,900,000 pounds
39,995 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $41,405
Livestock & Related Products $50,674
Total Receipts $92,079
Government Payments $4,998
All Cash Receipts 1/ $102,316
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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