| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 58 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 7 | |||||
| All Wheat | 12 | Winter Wheat | 27 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 18 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 8 | Other Hay | 4 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,100 | 41 | 86,100 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 118,700 | 27 | 3,243,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 23,200 | 29 | 672,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 94,000 | 27 | 2,538,000 | bu |
| Oats | 9,600 | 48 | 460,800 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 105,000 | 1.50 | 157,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 66,000 | 1.30 | 85,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 3,900 | 989 | 3,858,000 | pounds |
| 77,275 acres were in the 1996 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 - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $15,580 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $26,112 | |||
| Total Receipts | $41,692 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,544 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $49,679 | |||
| 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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