| 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 - 1997 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 61 | Soybeans | 61 | All Cattle | 53 | |||||
| All Wheat | 37 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | -- | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 39 | Oats | 66 | Milk Cows | -- | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 66 | Other Hay | 45 | Hogs & Pigs | -- | |||||
| Sunflower | 40 | CRP 1/ | 45 | Sheep | -- | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 1,900 | 70 | 133,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 26,900 | 27 | 716,500 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 11,000 | 29 | 319,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 15,900 | 25 | 397,500 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 12,000 | 1.60 | 19,200 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.40 | 22,400 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 8,386 acres were in the1997 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: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $4,777 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $9,440 | |||
| Total Receipts | $14,217 | |||
| Government Payments | $1,436 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $19,129 | |||
| 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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