| 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 - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 59 | Soybeans | -- | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 46 | Winter Wheat | 32 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 44 | Oats | 66 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 61 | Other Hay | 40 | Hogs & Pigs | -- | |||||
| Sunflower | -- | CRP 1/ | 46 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 27,900 | 27 | 744,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 17,900 | 31 | 554,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 10,000 | 19 | 190,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 17,000 | 1.50 | 25,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.40 | 29,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 8,298 acres were in the 1996 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY 1/ | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle | 34,844 |
| Beef Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Milk Cows | Not Disclosed |
| Hogs & Pigs | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $9,665 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $7,245 | |||
| Total Receipts | $16,910 | |||
| Government Payments | $993 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $19,960 | |||
| 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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