TODD COUNTY

1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 210
Land in Farms (acres) 1,084,351
Average Farm Size (acres) 5,164
Average Age of Farmers 55.4

 
COUNTY RANKING - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 44 Soybeans 48 All Cattle 23
All Wheat 54 Winter Wheat 49 Beef Cows 17
Spring Wheat 47 Oats 53 Milk Cows 54
Alfalfa Hay 24 Other Hay 2 Hogs & Pigs 61
Sunflower 33 CRP 1/ 61 Sheep 49
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 15,000 113 1,695,000 bu
Soybeans -- -- -- bu
All Wheat 7,500 33 246,000 bu
Winter Wheat 3,000 31 93,000 bu
Spring Wheat 4,500 34 153,000 bu
Oats 2,000 51 102,000 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 52,000 1.70 88,400 tons
Other Hay 55,000 1.70 93,500 tons
Sunflower 3,000 1,500 4,500,000 pounds
2,756 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 65,393
Beef Cows 33,417
Milk Cows 119
Hogs & Pigs 688
All Sheep 1,507
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $11,428
Livestock & Related Products $17,573
Total Receipts $29,001
Government Payments $639
All Cash Receipts 1/ $31,628
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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