| 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 - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 57 | Soybeans | 56 | All Cattle | 52 | |||||
| All Wheat | 38 | Winter Wheat | 21 | Beef Cows | 44 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 41 | Oats | 64 | Milk Cows | ||||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 64 | Other Hay | 50 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 33 | CRP 1/ | 52 | Sheep | ||||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| All Wheat | 21,900 | 38 | 829,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 13,600 | 46 | 625,600 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 8,300 | 25 | 204,000 | bu |
| Oats | -- | -- | -- | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 9,000 | 2.50 | 22,500 | tons |
| Other Hay | 16,000 | 1.50 | 24,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 5,400 | 1,104 | 5,959,000 | pounds |
| 4,444 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 37,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 17,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 0 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 0 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $3,721 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $10,290 | |||
| Total Receipts | $14,011 | |||
| Government Payments | $2,114 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $20,533 | |||
| 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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