| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 60 | Soybeans | 62 | All Cattle | 5 | |||||
| All Wheat | 20 | Winter Wheat | 23 | Beef Cows | 2 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 12 | Oats | 7 | Milk Cows | 38 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 4 | Other Hay | 7 | Hogs & Pigs | 50 | |||||
| Sunflower | 23 | CRP 1/ | 16 | Sheep | 3 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,600 | 65 | 300,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 93,300 | 26 | 2,401,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,500 | 44 | 594,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 75,000 | 23 | 1,687,000 | bu |
| Oats | 9,500 | 46 | 437,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 120,000 | 1.93 | 232,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 56,000 | 1.50 | 84,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 16,700 | 900 | 15,037,000 | pounds |
| 34,074 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 102,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 56,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 600 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 1,741 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 32,951 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $11,675 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $36,352 | |||
| Total Receipts | $48,027 | |||
| Government Payments | $9,074 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $61,441 | |||
| 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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