| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 520 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,705,233 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,279 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.6 | ||||
| PERKINS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 520 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,705,233 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 3,279 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 55.6 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | 54 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 15 | Winter Wheat | 17 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 11 | Oats | 5 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 18 | CRP 1/ | 12 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 5,500 | 58 | 319,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,400 | 23 | 31,700 | bu |
| All Wheat | 88,300 | 31 | 2,722,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 24,200 | 36 | 869,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 62,000 | 29 | 1,803,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,800 | 54 | 471,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 132,000 | 1.29 | 170,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 47,000 | 1.36 | 64,100 | tons |
| Sunflower | 14,800 | 950 | 14,060,000 | pounds |
| 36,039 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 105,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 60,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 32,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $12,925 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $39,822 | |||
| Total Receipts | $52,747 | |||
| Government Payments | $8,305 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $65,719 | |||
| 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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