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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 58 Soybeans 58 All Cattle 7
All Wheat 12 Winter Wheat 26 Beef Cows 2
Spring Wheat 10 Oats 9 Milk Cows 44
Alfalfa Hay 10 Other Hay 12 Hogs & Pigs 50
Sunflower 16 CRP 1/ 15 Sheep 3
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 5,500 64 352,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 93,400 30 2,835,800 bu
Winter Wheat 15,900 37 588,300 bu
Spring Wheat 77,500 29 2,247,500 bu
Oats 10,500 59 619,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 117,000 1.20 140,500 tons
Other Hay 47,000 1.10 51,600 tons
Sunflower 13,100 1,460 19,126,000 pounds
42,478 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $13,173
Livestock & Related Products $29,575
Total Receipts $42,748
Government Payments $5,518
All Cash Receipts 1/ $52,353
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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