PERKINS COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 54 Soybeans 53 All Cattle 7
All Wheat 17 Winter Wheat 42 Beef Cows 2
Spring Wheat 12 Oats 12 Milk Cows 44
Alfalfa Hay 6 Other Hay 11 Hogs & Pigs 50
Sunflower 41 CRP 1/ 4 Sheep 3
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 6,400 65 416,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 90,400 22 2,028,800 bu
Winter Wheat 8,000 27 216,000 bu
Spring Wheat 82,400 22 1,812,800 bu
Oats 7,400 49 362,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 100,000 1.50 150,000 tons
Other Hay 56,000 1.20 67,200 tons
Sunflower 2,200 850 1,870,000 pounds
74,322 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $14,796
Livestock & Related Products $33,610
Total Receipts $48,406
Government Payments $6,276
All Cash Receipts 1/ $58,024
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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