SHANNON COUNTY

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 - 1998
Crops Livestock
Corn 60 Soybeans -- All Cattle 53
All Wheat 37 Winter Wheat 23 Beef Cows --
Spring Wheat 40 Oats -- Milk Cows --
Alfalfa Hay 62 Other Hay 28 Hogs & Pigs --
Sunflower 42 CRP 1/ 50 Sheep --
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1998 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 2,700 79 213,300 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 24,200 40 971,300 bu
Winter Wheat 16,500 43 709,500 bu
Spring Wheat 7,700 34 261,800 bu
Oats -- -- -- bushels
Alfalfa Hay 11,000 2.30 25,300 tons
Other Hay 19,000 1.80 34,200 tons
Sunflower 1,800 1,228 2,211,000 pounds
7,334 acres were in the1998 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 - 1998 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $3,770
Livestock & Related Products $8,146
Total Receipts $11,916
Government Payments $1,498
All Cash Receipts 1/ $17,569
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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