| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 36 | Soybeans | 41 | All Cattle | 43 | |||||
| All Wheat | 2 | Winter Wheat | 5 | Beef Cows | 43 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 6 | Oats | 1 | Milk Cows | 48 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 63 | Other Hay | 19 | Hogs & Pigs | 35 | |||||
| Sunflower | 2 | CRP 1/ | 18 | Sheep | 40 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 35,200 | 95 | 3,344,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 16,900 | 31 | 515,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 143,300 | 45 | 6,482,800 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 61,400 | 52 | 3,192,800 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 78,000 | 41 | 3,173,000 | bu |
| Oats | 12,500 | 89 | 1,112,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 2.61 | 23,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 25,000 | 2.10 | 52,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 71,000 | 1,500 | 106,500,000 | pounds |
| 29,210 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 46,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 19,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 15,109 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 2,367 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $31,730 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $20,346 | |||
| Total Receipts | $52,076 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,090 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $73,214 | |||
| 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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