| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 21 | Soybeans | 25 | All Cattle | 14 | |||||
| All Wheat | 30 | Winter Wheat | 50 | Beef Cows | 29 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 15 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 13 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 42 | Other Hay | 38 | Hogs & Pigs | 22 | |||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 7 | Sheep | 44 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 57,300 | 131 | 7,531,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 74,500 | 39 | 2,902,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 40,100 | 40 | 1,586,300 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 37,800 | 39 | 1,487,000 | bu |
| Oats | 2,100 | 64 | 135,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 23,000 | 3.17 | 73,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 19,000 | 1.68 | 32,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,300 | 936 | 4,023,000 | pounds |
| 52,647 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 75,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 27,066 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,157 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $31,617 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $53,652 | |||
| Total Receipts | $85,269 | |||
| Government Payments | $16,081 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $108,606 | |||
| 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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