| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 48 | Soybeans | 57 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 7 | Winter Wheat | 25 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 7 | Oats | 10 | Milk Cows | 42 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 7 | Other Hay | 2 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 15 | CRP 1/ | 13 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 11,000 | 79 | 871,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 500 | 21 | 10,500 | bu |
| All Wheat | 86,800 | 31 | 2,713,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 3,700 | 27 | 100,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 78,000 | 31 | 2,453,000 | bu |
| Oats | 4,600 | 54 | 250,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 146,000 | 1.28 | 187,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 58,000 | 1.78 | 103,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,000 | 1,230 | 19,680,000 | pounds |
| 36,659 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 103,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 63,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 400 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 32,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $16,824 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $43,005 | |||
| Total Receipts | $59,829 | |||
| Government Payments | $7,080 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $71,796 | |||
| 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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