| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 42 | All Cattle | 42 | |||||
| All Wheat | 4 | Winter Wheat | 3 | Beef Cows | 41 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 8 | Oats | 2 | Milk Cows | 52 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | Other Hay | 25 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 4 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 39,000 | 78 | 3,042,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,900 | 26 | 49,400 | bu |
| All Wheat | 157,100 | 40 | 6,275,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 73,300 | 41 | 3,005,300 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 82,300 | 39 | 3,209,700 | bu |
| Oats | 14,400 | 69 | 993,600 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 13,000 | 1.90 | 24,700 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 2.10 | 44,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 42,600 | 1,792 | 76,323,000 | pounds |
| 37,433 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 44,943 |
| Beef Cows | 18,137 |
| Milk Cows | 195 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 15,109 |
| All Sheep | 2,367 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $30,901 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $23,693 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,594 | |||
| Government Payments | $4,862 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $61,877 | |||
| 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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