| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 832 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 352,353 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 424 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| TURNER COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 832 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 352,353 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 424 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 50.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1996 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 1 | Soybeans | 1 | All Cattle | 37 | |||||
| All Wheat | 61 | Winter Wheat | 64 | Beef Cows | 51 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 58 | Oats | 35 | Milk Cows | 6 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 40 | Other Hay | 59 | Hogs & Pigs | 5 | |||||
| Sunflower | 48 | CRP 1/ | 60 | Sheep | 6 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1996 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 154,000 | 123 | 18,942,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 129,000 | 42 | 5,418,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 1,800 | 44 | 78,600 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 300 | 37 | 11,100 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | -- | -- | -- | bu |
| Oats | 4,000 | 67 | 268,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 21,000 | 3.20 | 67,300 | tons |
| Other Hay | 7,000 | 1.80 | 12,600 | tons |
| Sunflower | -- | -- | -- | pounds |
| 3,250 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 | 50,835 |
| Beef Cows | 13,008 |
| Milk Cows | 4,486 |
| Hogs & Pigs | 58,492 |
| All Sheep | 14,101 |
| 1/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1996 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $54,272 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $65,791 | |||
| Total Receipts | $120,063 | |||
| Government Payments | $3,351 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $129,712 | |||
| 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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