| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 285 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,038 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,860 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| POTTER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 285 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 530,038 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,860 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.4 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 37 | Soybeans | 36 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 3 | Beef Cows | 43 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 4 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 47 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 59 | Other Hay | 14 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 40,000 | 100 | 4,016,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 36,400 | 34 | 1,224,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 138,800 | 50 | 6,920,400 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 63,500 | 55 | 3,494,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 75,000 | 46 | 3,418,000 | bu |
| Oats | 12,600 | 82 | 1,037,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 11,000 | 2.84 | 31,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.96 | 41,200 | tons |
| Sunflower | 59,400 | 1,925 | 114,318,000 | pounds |
| 27,573 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 47,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 15,109 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,367 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $38,986 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $22,957 | |||
| Total Receipts | $61,943 | |||
| Government Payments | $18,287 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $86,740 | |||
| 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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