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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 39 Soybeans 40 All Cattle 42
All Wheat 4 Winter Wheat 5 Beef Cows 41
Spring Wheat 5 Oats 1 Milk Cows 52
Alfalfa Hay 65 Other Hay 29 Hogs & Pigs 35
Sunflower 3 CRP 1/ 18 Sheep 40
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 38,000 103 3,914,000 bu
Soybeans 9,100 38 345,800 bu
All Wheat 140,400 43 5,974,800 bu
Winter Wheat 62,400 52 3,244,800 bu
Spring Wheat 78,000 35 2,730,000 bu
Oats 17,600 93 1,636,800 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 1.80 19,800 tons
Other Hay 18,000 1.90 34,200 tons
Sunflower 66,000 1,897 125,175,000 pounds
36,652 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $32,939
Livestock & Related Products $16,560
Total Receipts $49,499
Government Payments $8,115
All Cash Receipts 1/ $63,308
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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