TURNER COUNTY

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 - 1997
Crops Livestock
Corn 6 Soybeans 6 All Cattle 37
All Wheat 63 Winter Wheat 63 Beef Cows 51
Spring Wheat 61 Oats 37 Milk Cows 6
Alfalfa Hay 44 Other Hay 59 Hogs & Pigs 5
Sunflower -- CRP 1/ 60 Sheep 6
1/     Conservation Reserve Program

 
CROP PRODUCTION - 1997 1/
Commodity Hvstd Acres Yield Production Unit
Corn 126,000 105 13,230,000 bu
Soybeans 146,000 35 5,110,000 bu
All Wheat 800 42 33,500 bu
Winter Wheat 300 40 12,000 bu
Spring Wheat 500 43 21,500 bu
Oats 2,600 66 171,600 bushels
Alfalfa Hay 19,000 3.10 58,900 tons
Other Hay 9,000 1.50 13,500 tons
Sunflower -- -- -- pounds
3,029 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 50,835
Beef Cows 13,008
Milk Cows 4,486
Hogs & Pigs 58,492
All Sheep 14,101
1/     Reference Date: January 1, 1998; Source: 1997 Ag Census

 
CASH RECEIPTS - 1997 (thousands of dollars)
Crops $70,438
Livestock & Related Products $50,625
Total Receipts $121,063
Government Payments $4,506
All Cash Receipts 1/ $131,669
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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