| 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 - 2001 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | All Cattle | 48 | ||||||
| All Wheat | 34 | Winter Wheat | 14 | Beef Cows | 38 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 34 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 65 | Other Hay | 44 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 62 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2001 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 2,800 | 63 | 177,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 19,700 | 34 | 667,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 7,800 | 31 | 240,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 11,900 | 36 | 427,000 | bu |
| Oats | 100 | 50 | 5,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 1.53 | 18,400 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.59 | 25,500 | tons |
| Sunflower | 4,100 | 901 | 3,693,000 | pounds |
| 1,922 acres were in the2001 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 42,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 21,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2002 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2001 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,762 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $14,036 | |||
| Total Receipts | $17,798 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,867 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $24,628 | |||
| 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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