| 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 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 7 | |||||
| All Wheat | 17 | Winter Wheat | 40 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 4 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | -- | Other Hay | -- | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 36 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1995 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 700 | 44 | 31,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 87,300 | 24 | 2,061,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,700 | 30 | 231,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 79,600 | 23 | 1,830,800 | bu |
| Oats | 10,700 | 50 | 535,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Other Hay | N/A | N/A | N/A | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,500 | 1,290 | 1,935,000 | pounds |
| 74,990 acres were in the 1995 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 95,915 |
| Beef Cows | 53,185 |
| Milk Cows | 421 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 1,741 |
| All Sheep | 32,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1995 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,500 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $28,394 | |||
| Total Receipts | $43,894 | |||
| Government Payments | $5,954 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $52,966 | |||
| 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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