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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 25 Soybeans 29 All Cattle 11
All Wheat 26 Winter Wheat 52 Beef Cows 28
Spring Wheat 13 Oats 51 Milk Cows 27
Alfalfa Hay 33 Other Hay 35 Hogs & Pigs 22
Sunflower 29 CRP 1/ 9 Sheep 44
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 58,000 118 6,844,000 bu
Soybeans 58,500 34 1,989,000 bu
All Wheat 46,800 36 1,692,000 bu
Winter Wheat 1,800 40 72,000 bu
Spring Wheat 45,000 36 1,620,000 bu
Oats 2,000 59 118,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 27,000 3.00 81,000 tons
Other Hay 23,000 1.40 32,200 tons
Sunflower 5,900 1,488 8,780,000 pounds
50,674 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $25,201
Livestock & Related Products $43,648
Total Receipts $68,849
Government Payments $9,204
All Cash Receipts 1/ $84,883
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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