POTTER COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 38 Soybeans 42 All Cattle 42
All Wheat 5 Winter Wheat 3 Beef Cows 41
Spring Wheat 8 Oats 1 Milk Cows 52
Alfalfa Hay 63 Other Hay 24 Hogs & Pigs 35
Sunflower 4 CRP 1/ 20 Sheep 40
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 40,000 78 3,120,000 bu
Soybeans 3,500 30 105,000 bu
All Wheat 148,300 27 4,056,800 bu
Winter Wheat 67,000 29 1,943,000 bu
Spring Wheat 81,300 26 2,113,800 bu
Oats 10,500 71 745,500 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 2.50 27,500 tons
Other Hay 24,000 1.70 40,800 tons
Sunflower 55,800 1,651 92,142,000 pounds
35,189 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $35,254
Livestock & Related Products $19,579
Total Receipts $54,833
Government Payments $5,342
All Cash Receipts 1/ $64,531
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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