| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 175 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,474,029 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 8,423 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| SHANNON COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 175 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 1,474,029 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 8,423 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 53.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2000 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 56 | All Cattle | 54 | |||||
| All Wheat | 35 | Winter Wheat | 19 | Beef Cows | 48 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 60 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 25 | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2000 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 4,000 | 35 | 140,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 1,500 | 16 | 24,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,600 | 36 | 959,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 18,500 | 43 | 797,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,100 | 20 | 162,000 | bu |
| Oats | 800 | 59 | 47,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10,000 | 1.59 | 15,900 | tons |
| Other Hay | 14,000 | 1.13 | 15,800 | tons |
| Sunflower | 8,000 | 1,293 | 10,344,000 | pounds |
| 1,605 acres were in the2000 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 38,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2001 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2000 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,455 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $11,413 | |||
| Total Receipts | $15,868 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,891 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $22,484 | |||
| 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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