| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 35 | Soybeans | 35 | All Cattle | 44 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 12 | Beef Cows | 46 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 2 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 50 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 58 | Other Hay | 13 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 19 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 49,000 | 88 | 4,294,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 50,800 | 27 | 1,370,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 105,700 | 40 | 4,247,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,000 | 38 | 302,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 97,500 | 40 | 3,940,000 | bu |
| Oats | 8,300 | 80 | 667,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 14,000 | 2.57 | 36,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 26,000 | 2.21 | 57,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | 64,800 | 1,678 | 108,746,000 | pounds |
| 28,124 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 44,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 18,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 15,109 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,367 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $36,409 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $24,335 | |||
| Total Receipts | $60,744 | |||
| Government Payments | $12,441 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $80,000 | |||
| 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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